Bohemianism
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Bohemianism is a social and cultural movement that has, at its core, a way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations. The term originates from the French bohème and spread to the
Illustration by Joseph Hémard made for a 1921 edition of Scenes of Bohemian Life
Bohemian Grove during the summer Hi-Jinks, circa 1911–1916
An illustration from Henri Murger's 1899 book Bohemian Life.
Former brewery turned artist center in Prenzlauer Berg
Bohemian Grove
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The Bohemian Grove is a private campground covering 2,700 acres in Monte Rio, California. Founded in 1878, it is owned by a private gentlemen's club called the Bohemian Club. Each year in mid-July, th
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…Parry, 2005 Despite his views, Sterling associated with the Bohemian Club, and caroused with artist and industrialist alike at the Bohemian Grove. Canadian composer Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann and poet George Frederick Cameron wrote the song "The Bohemian" in the 1889 opera Leo, the Royal Cadet…
The Owl Shrine covered in moss, standing among trees behind a stage at one edge of a man-made pond, Bohemian Grove
Henry "Harry" Edwards, a founding member
Owls Nest Camp, summer 1967. Seated, left to right: Preston Hotchkis, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, Glenn T. Seaborg, Jack Sparks, Kevin Winter, and an unidentified individual. Standing: Harvey Hancock and Edwin W. Pauley.
A Bohemian tent in the early 20th century, sheltering Porter Garnett, George Sterling, and Jack London