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Ralph Johonnot
Ralph Helm Johonnot (1880–1940) was an American artist, designer, and arts educator, he is known for his educational series on color and interior decoration. He created paintings and prints, within the Arts and Crafts movement of still life and landscapes, as well as creating decorative work with his wife Salome Lavinia Johonnot (née Hopper, 1883–1962). Together with Salome, they traveled to give educational lectures on the arts and created two private art schools, the Ralph Johonnot Studio in Richmond, California, Richmond, California and Johonnot Summer School of Design and Hand Work in Pacific Grove, California, Pacific Grove, California. He was active in the arts throughout the state of California from approximately 1912–1940. Biography Johonnot was born 28 July 1880 in Syracuse, New York, Syracuse, New York (state), New York to Mary Helm and Charles Johonnot. He was the middle child with two siblings, an older brother Earnest and a younger brother Carl. Johonnot att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just southwest of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Los Gatos is part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies maintaining a presence there. Notably, Netflix, the streaming service and content creator, is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area. Etymology ''Los Gatos'' is Spanish for "The Cats". The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called '' La Rinconada de Los Gatos'' ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the ''cats'' refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located. The pronunciation is often anglicized to , although one also hears pronunciations truer to the original Spanish, . History Ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
