Altoon was included in the inaugural show of L.A.'s iconic and influential
Ferus Gallery in 1957, along with artists Jay DeFeo, Richard Diebenkorn, and Clyfford Still, and was part of the gallery's star - studded roster alongside Semina founder Wallace Berman, Ed Kienholz, Robert Irwin, and Billy Al Be
Gallery in 1957, along with artists Jay DeFeo, Richard Diebenkorn, and Clyfford Still, and was part of the
gallery's star - studded roster alongside Semina founder Wallace Berman, Ed Kienholz, Robert Irwin, and Billy Al Be
gallery's star - studded roster alongside Semina
founder Wallace Berman, Ed Kienholz, Robert Irwin, and Billy Al Bengston.
Championed by the late dealer and curator Walter Hopps,
founder of
Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, the Bay Area artists flourished alongside poets and musicians, and cultivated alternative spaces such as The 6, which hosted shows, readings and concerts from 1954 to» 57.
It was at this point that she began working at the
Ferus Gallery as an occasional assistant, staffing the front desk when
founders Irving Blum or Walter Hopps weren't around.