That looks like George Sterling, a San Francisco poet who was a Bohemian member of the Bohemian Club. IIRC, he killed himself at the Club's San Francisco headquarters.
George Sterling was also the guy who first called San Francisco "The Cool, Grey City of Love," a favorite line of columnist Herb Caen's: http://alangullette.com/lit/sterling/coolgrey.htm
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That looks like George Sterling, a San Francisco poet who was a Bohemian member of the Bohemian Club. IIRC, he killed himself at the Club's San Francisco headquarters.
Regards,
Joe Thompson ;0)
Thanks for that info Ford, uh, Joe!
George Sterling was also the guy who first called San Francisco "The Cool, Grey City of Love," a favorite line of columnist Herb Caen's: http://alangullette.com/lit/sterling/coolgrey.htm
Regards,
Joe Thompson ;0)
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