Fifty years ago, anthropologist Lowell Bean moved to the desert to live among the Cahuilla Indians
Rearview
Paint Out In The Desert
Desert Art Center draws on its past, keeping artists in touch with the landscape.
Rear View – Life of a Cowboy
Johnny Boyle sang his way into local hearts
It’s 1939 and you’re shivering in a gray, eastern city when into town rides a tanned cowboy with a gap in his teeth. His name is Johnny Boyle; his sidekick is a lanky cut-up named Frank Bogert. They drag a barbecue out of their woodie station wagon and pretty soon the steaks are on and Johnny is tossing the lariat and singing in his heavenly baritone about finding cool water in the desert.
Rear View — Companions in Exploration
Early prospectors relied heavily on beasts of burden.
He may be lonely, but he’s never really alone because he’s always cooing or cussing at his sidekick, a burro.
Rear View — Home In The Vines
The magic of Chino Canyon drew luminaries
Some people may consider Las Palmas or the Movie Colony the best Palm Springs neighborhoods, but my idea of a classy address would be The Vines.
Rearview: The Maynard Dixon Line
One of the best early California painters holds ties to the Coachella Valley
One of the best early California painters holds ties to the Coachella Valley
Rear View: King of the Bohemians
Eccentric Sadakichi Hartmann made his mark and disappeared
Eccentric Sadakichi Hartmann made his mark and disappeared
Going Green: Matters of Trust
Ted Lennon straddles the line between development and open space.
Ted Lennon straddles the line between development and open space.
Going Green: Space Savers
Working quietly and almost invisibly, the Desert Mountains Land Trust is acquiring and protecting land for wildlife.
Working quietly and almost invisibly, the Desert Mountains Land Trust is acquiring and protecting land for wildlife.
Rearview: Love Letters (and numbers).
Eccentric Cabot Yerxa wooed a teacher of metaphysics with symbolism.
Eccentric Cabot Yerxa wooed a teacher of metaphysics with symbolism.