Published: October, 2003 The Mighty Quinn was actually a writer. Born in 1857 in England, Richard Turner Quinn turned out to be disappointment to his aristocratic father, who wanted him to become a soldier. After a brief writing career in England, he fled the country for rampant plagiarism. When he told the immigration officials […]
Published: July, 2008 You could easily drive past the sign for the Richmond Yacht Harbor, LTD on Cutting Boulevard without ever noticing what lies behind the modest little red building that houses the Shop Office in the parking lot. But one look behind that small building reveals a beautiful concealed harbor unlike any other in […]
By Paul Duclos Published: November, 2012 Crown Point Press—a fine art print publisher, gallery and independent bookstore founded in 1962 by master printer and writer Kathan Brown—is a hidden gem tucked away around the corner from SFMOMA at 20 Hawthorne Street. The artists who have worked at Crown Point Press making etchings are representative of […]
