Original sentence: During the early 1970s, Wirsum taught at the Sacramento State College, the only time he resided outside of Chicago.In his later years, he worked as an adjunct professor and professor of painting and drawing at the SAIC (his alma mater)
Edited sentence: American painter Eric Fischl has credited his exposure to the non-mainstream art of the Hairy Who as "revelatory experiences.During his later years, Wirsum worked as an adjunct professor and professor of painting and drawing at the SAIC (his alma mater).His wife Lorri Gunn is an accomplished artist, daughter Ruby Wirsum works in photography and ceramics, while son Zack Wirsum is a painter and was featured in New American Paintings #59.Numerous members of the Wirsum family are involved with making art.The work of Wirsum and the artists of his generation has gone on to influence the course of art in America