The Astonishing Works of John Altoon
Nye, Tim / Creeley, Robert / Hopps, Walter / Wexler, Milton![The Astonishing Works of John Altoon](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/152/15277843/CHSBZCOP0315277843.jpg)
A beautifully produced monograph devoted to the paintings and drawings of John Altoon, a central figure in the Los Angeles art scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Haunting and erotic, Altoon's colorful paintings and intimate drawings capture a magical moment in postwar California, between the Beat Generation and the sexual and psychedelic revolution of the late sixties. His larger-than-life personality and enthusiasm energized the circle of artists ...