Jan Baum, The Art Dealer Who Pioneered La Brea’s Gallery Row In The 1980s, Has Died At 89

None of that was in her original plan of action. “The gallery business started as a bit of a lark. Baum had been working as a docent at LACMA when her friend Silverman approached her about opening a gallery together. The next morning, they found an empty storefront on Santa Monica Boulevard — wedged right between the prominent art spaces operated by Nicholas Wilder and James Corcoran.”