{"product_id":"bohemian-club-san-francisco-1940s","title":"Bohemian Club, San Francisco 1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bohemian Club was founded in San Francisco in 1872 as a gathering place for men interested in arts and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMembers chose an owl as the club’s totem and gathered regularly to socialize, drink and put on musical and theatrical performances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowever, these musicians, artists, writers, lawyers and journalists were intellectual men of means, rather than impoverished Bohemians.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1882, the witty Irish playwright and poet Oscar Wilde visited the Bohemian Club and remarked, “I never saw so many well-dressed, well-fed, business-looking Bohemians in my life.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1940s wine list cover features the Bohemian Club's owl, clearly a connoisseur of California and imported wines, brandies and liquors. The list features a 1916 Chateau Latour, a 1934 Chateau Lafite and a 1926 Krug.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe owl illustrations were created by Albert Jean Camille (1904-1981), a member of the club. Born in Jeanerette, Louisiana, he moved to Berkeley in 1921 to attend the California College of Arts and Crafts and the California School of Fine Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamille designed the costumes, stage sets and illustrated programs for the plays that were held in the Grove, the 2,700-acre property owned by the club. Highly private and accessible only to members, a large concrete owl was built in 1929 in the center of the camp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis location near Guerneville, some 75 miles outside San Francisco, still hosts up to 2,000 of America’s movers and shakers each year at its two-week summer retreat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are an estimated 2500 members of the men-only Bohemian Club today. Past members include several US Presidents and the American humorist, essayist, novelist and travel writer Mark Twain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491817824422,"sku":"yyp1790052529137","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491817857190,"sku":"adi1790052529138","price":20.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491817889958,"sku":"dgz1790052529139","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491817922726,"sku":"ukw1790052529140","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491817955494,"sku":"kxo1790052529141","price":65.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491817988262,"sku":"rix1790052529142","price":106.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/bohemian-club-san-francisco-1940s_1.webp?v=1790052533","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/bohemian-club-san-francisco-1940s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}