He was an internationally recognized sculptor, known primarily for his
large-scale, yet gracefully playful dinosaur sculptures made from junk
car parts.
He was commissioned to design a 911 memorial sculpture for Colts Neck
honoring five men from the area who died in the attack on the World
Trade Center in New York City. A work in brass and copper, it includes
lotus leaves and butterflies. It was installed at the Colts Neck
Municipal Building in 2002.
He was an artist who used junkyard car parts to make playful dinosaur
skeletons that were exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and
other leading museums around the world.
He was one of 11 siblings. At age 11 he went to live with a family that
was better able to support him and he remained friends with the family
for the rest of his life.