He served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theater, where he met Pete Seeger and, after the war, became the folk singer's first manager.
He introduced Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt to Los Angeles, and featured California abstract painter John McLaughlin.
He presented Francis Bacon's first show in Los Angeles, and held an exhibition of Peter Voulkos' work.
Other artists featured in his gallery included Henry Moore, Sam Francis, Leon Goldin,[2] John Levee, Paul Wonner, James Jarvaise, Richard Diebenkorn, William Dole, John Rosenbaum,[3] Jack Zajac, Giacomo Benevelli, Giò Pomodoro, Gaston Lachaise and James Gill as one of the representatives of the early "Pop art".
His clientele included Hollywood celebrities such as Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews and Marlo Thomas.