He worked in multiple mediums, including painting, printmaking, murals, stage design, ceramics, and enameling.
[3][4] Shortly after arriving in Cleveland, he became affiliated with Karamu House, where he became friends with Langston Hughes.
He assisted with the production of Hughes's plays at Karamu House,[5] and created artwork for lounges there.
[8] When the complex was razed in 2005, the murals were removed and restored by the Intermuseum Conservation Association, and in 2010, were reinstalled in a ballroom at Cleveland State University's student center.
[11] When the City Club moved to Playhouse Square in 2023, they donated the mural to the Western Reserve Historical Society, where it will be put on display.