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work in his preferred medium acrylic on canvas. During this period, he also experimented with artistic influences from earlier eras, which can be seen in his work named
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Nanking". In 1940, he had his first one-man exhibition at the Carlin Gallery, Philadelphia. During the 1940s, his style increasingly grew abstract, and after the United States entered
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and seasonal themes using primarily watercolors, of which he produced two major series, the “Pond” and “Sunroom” series. During the 1990s, he restarted experimenting with new techniques in print-making using various
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1958 Sunken Meadow Gallery, Kings Park, Long Island, New York
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