{"title":"Julia Antoinette Rosenstein","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"last-bohemian-the-life-and-times-of-jonathan-david-batchelor-part-1-paperback","title":"Last Bohemian: The Life and Times of Jonathan David Batchelor Part 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/p\u003eIn this day and age, one would be hard-pressed to find any human being living as a complete bohemian, building his life based not upon finances or money, but upon philosophy, love of art, and music. Jonathan David Batchelor was such a man. An unusual child, he evolved into a very eccentric adult with an archetypal free-spirited nonconformist existence. Part I of his story revolves around his upbringing and closeness with his musical father. Sadly, Jonathan's mother succumbed to mental illness when Jonathan was but a wee bit lad. Because she had to be institutionalized, the boy was without a mother for his younger years. Father and son were a family unit unto themselves and struggled through the Great Depression. Jonathan was a self-taught painter, although he did seek instruction from two Southern California artists who set his imaginative heart flaming. As a young adult, he explored Carmel's art colony and eventually landed at UC Berkeley with a WPA job. The WPA work gave Jonathan stability and also brought him together with his first wife.About the AuthorJulia Rosenstein, kindred bohemian, fit well into both the free-spirited community of Canyon and Jonathan Batchelor's life. She grew up in a family of artists and today continues with painting. Writing was unexpected; \"Well, someone should write Jonathan's biography, and I guess it might as well be me!\" she cheerfully remarked.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51256733401311,"sku":"9781968491321","price":37.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/HTTMthrnWX9781968491321.webp?v=1787532730"},{"product_id":"last-bohemian-the-life-and-times-of-jonathan-david-batchelor-part-2-paperback","title":"Last Bohemian: The Life and Times of Jonathan David Batchelor Part 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart 2 of Jonathan Batchelor's life opens with his homecoming to the Bay Area from a conscientious objector's camp in Waldport, Oregon. With the return, his life was in pieces with a pending acrimonious divorce, no place to live, and no work. His good friend of many years, Anna McNamee, tried to assist him in any way possible by holding onto his possessions, and although she offered her apartment as a place to stay, he preferred living in his old carriage house art studio until he could find a place of his own. He gave up his dream of an art studio in the Sierra foothills by giving his property to Dorothy (post-divorce) and promptly married his good friend, Ms. McNamee. Jonathan's life with Anna (or Ona, as he preferred to call her) is woven with writings of both Jonathan's and Ona's. Her encouragement and faith in his abilities pushed him to apply for teaching positions, and he became an educator. Many of Jonathan's insecurities are unveiled in the unusual but interesting correspondence between the artist and the president of the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he taught. Although Ona meant the world to him, Jonathan could not stay away from his \"lady friends\" and continued his wayward lifestyle. Courageous and tolerant of his affairs, Ona accepted his eccentricities and became his greatest advisor and closest friend. The book finishes with one of Jonathan's \"lady friends\" giving birth while he is still married to Ona. More to follow in Part 3.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51256908873951,"sku":"9781968491673","price":43.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aqIWmHjnui9781968491673.webp?v=1787536325"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/julia-antoinette-rosenstein.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}