I have a beautiful Ralph Iwamoto painting on my site. I didn't know too much about him ,except some info on the web. In the course of gathering very interesting information on him and his history as a New York artist in the 50's and onward, one gallery owner suggested I call him. I did. He's in his eighties and still in the west village of NYC. We spoke for over an hour . He told me about knowing and painting with the great artist of his generation and also of what is going on now with him. He's still showing and was just in a nationwide show. Please check it out if you have a chance. It's a piece of American art history.