▁Art ▁Forum ▁and ▁Art ▁in ▁America . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁dedicated ▁avant - g ard ist , ▁showing ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁and ▁various ▁gall eries ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁owned ▁a ▁gallery ▁and ▁frame ▁shop ▁in ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Long sh ore ▁and ▁W are house ▁Union ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ' s ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California . ▁ ▁He ▁co - f ounded ▁and ▁she ph erd ed ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁East - West ▁House ▁commun al ▁co oper ative . ▁Initial ly ▁having ▁some ▁connections ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Z en ▁Center , ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 2 7 3 ▁California ▁Street ▁near ▁Jap ant own , ▁then ▁Ge ary ▁Street ▁in ▁" the ▁Aven ues " ▁and ▁finally ▁its ▁members ▁purchased ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁home ▁at ▁ 7 3 3 ▁Baker ▁Street , ▁in ▁the ▁Ha ight - A sh bury ▁district . ▁Many ▁artists ▁and ▁writers ▁res ided ▁there ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁including ▁An anda ▁Claude ▁Dal enberg , ▁Gary ▁S ny der , ▁Jo anne ▁Ky ger , ▁Albert ▁Sa ijo , ▁Lou ▁Wel ch , ▁Tom ▁Field , ▁ ▁Len ore ▁K and el ▁and ▁Phill ip ▁Wh alen . ▁Jack ▁Ker ou ac ▁was ▁briefly ▁a ▁guest , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁residents ▁became ▁characters , ▁under ▁pseud onym s , ▁in ▁his ▁nov els ▁On