Born in 1936 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA
Lives and works in New York, USA
1950-1954
studies at Phillips University Andover, USA
Meets Carl Andé
1954-1958
Studies history at Princeton University, New Jersey. Bachelor of Arts in history.
Takes up painting classes with William C. Seitz and Stephen Greene.
Meets Jasper Jones
1958
moves to New York, USA
paints the first of his black paintings
1959
participates in "Sixteen Americans" at the Museum of Modern Art
1961
first journey to Europe
1965
teaches at Yale University in New Haven, USA
travels to South America
1968
teaches at Brandeis University in Waltham, USA
1970
creates the first cardboard and metal reliefs
1983
appointed Charles-Eliot-Norton professor of poetry at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1990
begins work on architectural projects
1991
works on drafts for the New Museum in Groningen, the Netherlands
