From 1967 to 1970, van Riper was a member of Editions Inc., an Ann Arbor, Michigan gallery of holography, animated along laser physicist Lloyd Cross and artist Jerry Pethick (1935-2003).

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"He was quite a doodler," said Dorothy Matsel, who ran the auction after her Michigan gallery acquired most of the contents of Mr. Welles home last May.