John Altoon art work and papers

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John Altoon art work and papers

circa 1940-1969

Over 300 pencil and pencil and ink drawings, circa 1950s-1960s, mostly contained in sketchbooks and tablets, as well as numerous loose sketches and several mixed-media works on board. Also found are Altoon's letters and a ship's log dating from his years of WWII Navy service in the Pacific.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8293948

Archives of American Art

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Altoon, John, 1925-1969

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B. 1925 d. 1969. From the description of John Altoon artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432322 Painter; Los Angeles, Calif.; b. 1925, d. 1969 Altoon (born Altoonian), was a major figure in the Los Angeles art scene from the 1950s until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He began painting in the abstract-expressionist style, but by the mid-1960s his works turned to the figure, characterized by skillful draftsmans...