American artist, born in Yonkers, New York. He studied firstly in Atlanta, then at Columbia University, New York and finally at the Brooklyn Museum School of Art. During his formative years he worked as an abstract expressionist, but from 1963 he took on the mantle of pop. The predominant themes in his work, were rock, sport and porn. His subjects included The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Supremes, James Brown, Dionne Warwick, The Shirelles and renowned American football players. A selection of solo exhibitions: 1965 Bianchini-Brillo Gallery, New York, 1966 International Gallery Orez, The Hague, The Netherlands, Galerie Ricke, Kassel, Germany, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinatti, Ohio, 1974 The New York Cultural Center, New York, 1977 P.S.1, Long Island City, New York, 1986 Le Consortium, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Dijon, France, John Davis Gallery, New York, 1988 Galerie Georges Lavrov, Paris, 1989 Galerie Bébert, Rotterdam,The Netherlands, 1999 Mitchel Algus Gallery, New York.
