Berkeley Bohemia: Artist and Visionaries of the Early 20th Century

By Shelley Rideout, Ed Henry, Katie Wadell, et al.

Book Overview

Berkeley Bohemia highlights the contributions of the eccentric residents of one of America's centers of cultural innovation, during a critical period in the development of the country's radical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423600851
• ISBN13: 9781423600855
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Author Ed Herney

A Brilliant idea, so glad to find this. Ed Herney is a walking encyclopedia, this book was well over due.

Berkeley Bohemia

Great read. As old Berkeley native it explained how and why we are what we are. Learned the origins of my artistic and academically stimulating youth. Appreciation for the plethora of early talent in establishing our community. Great gift material.

A 'must' for any California history collection

Berkeley, California is well known today for its liberal and free thinking student atmosphere, but what is less well known is its longer history for early radicalism and innovation in the late 1800s and early 1900s - a time when the city was quite conservative. This portrait of artists and visionaries who introduced new ways of thinking and living makes for a vivid blend of art and biography - a 'must' for any California history collection.