After he enrolled there, his studies were interrupted by military service in the Army during World War II from 1943–6; he completed his BFA in 1949 and an MFA in 1951, while also taking humanities courses at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
Depois que ele se matriculou lá, seus estudos foram interrompidos pelo serviço militar durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial de 1943–6; ele completou seu BFA em 1949 e um MFA em 1951, enquanto também fazia cursos de humanas na Universidade de Chicago e na Northwestern University.