He spent most of his time in his homes in both East Hampton, NY and Sarasota, Florida, both of which influenced many of his paintings.
[2] During this time, Solomon helped design camouflage for the California coast near the San Francisco area.
[1] After leaving the military, he went on to attend classes at the French art school L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1945.
[1] In 1961 he received several awards and accolades including the 13th New England Annual and the Painting of the Year from the Whitney Museum of American Art.
[5] He helped bring many well-established artists down to Florida after he started his Institute of Fine Art at New College.
[1] The Solomon home in the Hamptons had become a sort of cultural gathering spot for many famous artist and writers.
[5] In 1970, Solomon, with the help of architect Gene Leedy, built his award winning home and studio on Siesta Key in Sarasota.
[1] In 1975 the New York Cultural Center and the Ringling Museum held retrospective exhibitions of the artist's works.
Cultural Exchange program to Israel and the Ford Foundation Special Purchase Grant for the Guggenheim Museum.