1969

Artist Anton van Dalen, a recent immigrant from the Netherlands, becomes his studio assistant. Until ST’s death, “Saint Anthony” will do everything from packing works to taking research photographs.

August, sister Lica visits him in Amagansett.

October, purchases additional lots on the Amagansett property and begins plans to add a studio. He now owns 7 acres.

November 5-29, third solo show at the Parsons and Janis galleries, New York, focuses on his new works comprised almost entirely of rubber stamps.

Artists and War, a rubber-stamp drawing of this year, is a condemnation of the Vietnam War as a disaster for culture.