Volume 90, Number 1 - California Historical Society
Volume 90, Number 1 - California Historical Society
Volume 90, Number 1 - California Historical Society
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on the back cover<br />
The celebrated western writer Joaquin Miller (circa 1839–1913) was at the center of<br />
the Bay Area’s art and literary circles at the turn of the last century, principally at the<br />
Hights, his self-constructed East Bay hillside bohemia (see pages 40–61).<br />
Miller’s participation in the creation of Adelaide Hanscom’s 1<strong>90</strong>5 illustrated Rubáiyát<br />
of Omar Khayyám is acknowledged in the book’s Arts and Crafts–inspired title page.<br />
Along with his fellow literati and friends George Sterling and George Wharton James,<br />
Miller posed for the pictorial photographer’s lavishly constructed scenes, which<br />
featured figures in ancient costume enacting parts of Khayyám’s verse.<br />
Unfortunately, Hanscom’s negatives for the book, one of the first to illustrate a literary<br />
work with fine art photographs, were destroyed in San Francisco’s 1<strong>90</strong>6 earthquake<br />
and fire.<br />
Courtesy of Michael Shreve; www.michaelshreve.com<br />
oFFiCerS<br />
ROBERT CHATTEL, Sherman Oaks, President<br />
R. THOMAS DECKER, San Francisco, Executive Vice President<br />
STEPHEN LeSIEUR, San Francisco, Vice President<br />
THOMAS R. OWENS, San Francisco, Vice President<br />
CRISTINA ROSE, Los Angeles, Vice President<br />
LARRY GOTLIEB, Sherman Oaks, Secretary<br />
JOHN BROWN, Riverside, Treasurer<br />
board oF truSteeS<br />
MELINDA BITTAN, Los Angeles<br />
ALBERT CAMARILLO, Palo Alto<br />
IAN CAMPBELL, Los Angeles<br />
JON CHRISTENSEN, Los Angeles<br />
TONY GONZALEZ, Sacramento<br />
FRED HAMBER, San Francisco<br />
ROBERT HIATT, Mill Valley<br />
GARY KURUTZ, Sacramento<br />
SUE MOLINARI, San Francisco<br />
BEVERLY THOMAS, Los Angeles<br />
HAROLD TUCK, San Diego<br />
RALPH WALTER, Los Angeles<br />
BLANCA ZARAZúA, Salinas<br />
CaliFornia hiStoriCal<br />
Foundation board<br />
DEWITT F. BOWMAN, Mill Valley, President<br />
BILL McCREERY, Hillsborough<br />
EDITH L. PINESS, Mill Valley<br />
DAVID BARRY WHITEHEAD, San Francisco<br />
preSidentS eMeriti<br />
JAN BERCKEFELDT, Lafayette<br />
MARIBELLE LEAVITT, San Francisco<br />
ROBERT A . McNEELY, San Diego<br />
CARLOTTA MELLON, Carmel Highlands<br />
EDITH L . PINESS, Mill Valley<br />
STEPHEN L . TABER, San Francisco<br />
JOHN K . VAN DE KAMP, Los Angeles<br />
exeCutive direCtor eMerituS<br />
MICHAEL McCONE, San Francisco<br />
SpeCial adviSor<br />
HUELL HOWSER, Los Angeles<br />
FelloWS<br />
WILLIAM N. DAVIS JR., Sacramento<br />
RICHARD H. DILLON, Mill Valley<br />
CHARLES A. FRACCHIA, San Francisco<br />
ROBERT V. HINE, Irvine<br />
GLORIA RICCI LOTHROP, Pasadena<br />
JAMES R. MILLS, Coronado<br />
JAMES JABUS RAWLS, Sonoma<br />
ANDREW ROLLE, San Marino<br />
EARL F. SCHMIDT JR., Palo Alto<br />
KEVIN STARR, San Francisco<br />
FRANCIS J. WEBER, Mission Hills<br />
CHARLES WOLLENBERG, Berkeley<br />
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