[T1S1] his family background in Hungary; his parents' immigration to Uniontown, PA; location of his siblings; his mother's death when he was a baby; family moves to Pittsburgh, PA; education at Forbes Elementary, Fifth Avenue High School; father's peddling business; religious education; early interest in art; studies at the Irene Kaufmann Settlement (IKS) with Sam Rosenberg; his respect for Rosenberg; his marriage and birth of a son; his wife's career as a professor at Carnegie Institute of Technology; art studies with William Shulgold and Armando del Cimmuto.
