I GRADUATED FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO WITH A BFA, FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. WITH A MA IN ART HISTORY,ALSO A MA IN HUMANITIES ALONG WITH A MFA IN PAINTING, AND DID POST GRAD WORK IN ART HISTORY AT GOVERNOR'S STATE UNIV. I TAUGHT IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ART AND HUMANITIES AT A LOCAL COLLEGE AND RETIRED IN 2006 AFTER THIRTY-SIX YEARS OF INSTRUCTING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ABOUT A TOPIC THEY NEVER REALIZED EXISTED! OUR ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL'S NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB IN TEACHING THE FOUNDATIONS OF HUMANITIES, HISTORY AND CULTURE OR CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT IS DOOMED TO OBLIVION. FRANKLY I DON'T HOLD MUCH HOPE, BUT THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM ANYMORE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!