▁Alter ▁don ated ▁five ▁hundred ▁art works ▁by ▁American ▁female ▁artists ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁Education ▁ ▁Alter ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ol ney ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁After ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁fi ber ▁artist , ▁painting ▁with ▁ac ry lic s ▁became ▁her ▁medium ▁of ▁choice . ▁Alter ' s ▁app liqu és ▁and ▁paint ings ▁are ▁represented ▁in ▁private ▁and ▁public ▁collections ▁including : ▁All ent own ▁Art ▁Museum ; ▁An he user ▁Bus ch ▁Company ▁of ▁MO ▁and ▁F L ; ▁Historical ▁Society ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁Le high ▁Valley ▁Health ▁System ▁Art ▁Collection ; ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Jewish ▁History ; ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ; ▁Saint ▁Charles ▁Sem inary ; ▁and ▁the ▁Wood m ere ▁Art ▁Museum . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁All ent own ▁Art ▁Museum ▁held ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁of ▁Alter ' s ▁art work . ▁ ▁Collect ing ▁Alter ▁made ▁it ▁her ▁mission ▁to ▁collect ▁art ▁by ▁women ▁artists . ▁Her ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁don ate ▁the ▁collection ▁to ▁an ▁art ▁museum ▁so ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁could ▁view ▁and ▁enjoy ▁art ▁by ▁out standing ▁women ▁artists . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Alter ▁don ated ▁her ▁collection ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁art ▁by ▁American ▁female ▁artists ▁to ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts