The tradition of bohemianism in Carmel is a long one and Sam's bohemianism was never in question. This April 2, 1992 Carmel Pine Cone article in Barbara March's Coast & County section reports on Sam's last big birthday bash when he turned 83. Attended by Robert Smith, Jean Draper, Donna Woods, Lillie Smith, Jerry Hastings, Jane Dunaway, Cyrus Colburn, and Heather Johnson-Spiegel. Bohemianism is a term also applied other artists/writers/etc. from Carmel including George Sterling, Mary Austin, Jimmy Hopper, William Ritschel, Armin Hansen, Robinson Jeffers, Jack London, John Steinbeck, Mary De Neale Morgan and Jessie Arms Botke.
Carmel in the 1930s through the 1960s was home to a remarkable group of writers, photographers, and painters. All of whom rubbed shoulders in the small town. Many of them left a lasting impression on Sam including painters Salvador Dali and Fernand Leger (whom he had classes with in 1941), photographers Edward Weston and Ansel Adams, and writers Robinson Jeffers and John Steinbeck among others. |
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