Born:

Berlin, Germany, 27 April 1905
Academic Degree: M.A., Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany
Rank: Professor Emeritus, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

Awards:

Prussian State Prize, 1928
Gold Medal: World Exhibition, Paris, 1937
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1949-1950
Olivetti Prize, Silvermine, Connecticut, 1960
Alfred Deshong Gold Medal: Widener University, Chester, PA, 1980
Yaddo Residency, Summer, 1979

Teaching Positions:

Akademie der Künste (Academy of Fine Arts), Berlin, 1931-1933
Académie Cola Rossi, Paris, 1937-1947
Lycée Français, New York, 1949-1951
City College of New York, 1949-1957
Queens College, New York, 1951-1957
Southampton College of Long Island University, 1973-1974
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, 1960-1977
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, 1976-1982
Artist in Residence, Pierson High School, Sag Harbor, NY 1975-1976
Frequent guest lecturer in libraries, colleges, and schools in Long Island and other areas.