Bohemian History
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ysabetwordsmithThis year in Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I've decided to feature hippies. Today explores Bohemian history, which incorporates the hippie movement.
Bohemian History
Bohemianism has a long history, and how long depends on whose references you favor. The name came from a Celtic people, the Boii, among those who settled in what became the Bohemian Kingdom. Through the Roma people, who passed through Bohemia, the term came to apply to colorful and creative wanderers.
The Bohemian lifestyle has several notable periods. Just after French Revolution, the 1700s brought a boom in Bohemian culture for France, particularly in Montmarte (1880-1900). From France it moved to America (1858-1920). See a timeline of Greenwich Village (1914-1922). The Pre-Raphaelite Movement (1848-1854) and the Arts and Crafts Movement (1860-1920) are popular examples in art, along with the beatniks of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s-1970s with more of a focus on folk arts and crafts.
Bohemians of Paris include Apollinaire, Modigliani, Cocteau, Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. Yiddish Bohemians of Montparnasse include Chil Aronson, Jacques Loutchansky, Adolf Feder, Leopold Gottlieb, Moïse Kisling, Pinchus Kremegne, Jacques Lipchitz, Mark Chagall, Abraham Mintchine, Sholem Asch, Oyzer Varshavski, and Joseph Milbauer. Bohemians of New York include Henry Clapp, Ada Clare, Fitz-James O'Brien, George Arnold, Rose Eytinge, and Getty Gay. Bohemians of interbellum San Francisco include Mama and Papa Begine, Myrtokleia, Izzy Gomez, and Pat O’Niall.
Bohemian fashion has deep roots. See examples from the 1800s-1900s. A big boom occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. Explore contemporary bohemian fashion. Classic boho is homemade. If you prefer to buy instead of make clothes -- or you want things to modify -- here are some boho chic brands and places to shop online.
Bohemian design also appears in home decor. I love this article because it traces boho history including specific motifs from the Romany people (arriving in Europe around 1200), India and Morocco, Baroque era (1600-1700), the Arabian Nights (first English edition c. 1706–1721), Rococo period from about the 1720s-1770s), Pre-Raphaelite Movement (1848-1854), and hippie movement (1960s-1970s). Explore some elements of bohemian design and try it yourself. Make your own boho decor or shop for boho chic items. It looks spectacular, but classic boho is really cheap. It often uses free salvaged goods such as pallets or glass.
Explore more Bohemian history.
Bohemian History
Bohemianism has a long history, and how long depends on whose references you favor. The name came from a Celtic people, the Boii, among those who settled in what became the Bohemian Kingdom. Through the Roma people, who passed through Bohemia, the term came to apply to colorful and creative wanderers.
The Bohemian lifestyle has several notable periods. Just after French Revolution, the 1700s brought a boom in Bohemian culture for France, particularly in Montmarte (1880-1900). From France it moved to America (1858-1920). See a timeline of Greenwich Village (1914-1922). The Pre-Raphaelite Movement (1848-1854) and the Arts and Crafts Movement (1860-1920) are popular examples in art, along with the beatniks of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s-1970s with more of a focus on folk arts and crafts.
Bohemians of Paris include Apollinaire, Modigliani, Cocteau, Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. Yiddish Bohemians of Montparnasse include Chil Aronson, Jacques Loutchansky, Adolf Feder, Leopold Gottlieb, Moïse Kisling, Pinchus Kremegne, Jacques Lipchitz, Mark Chagall, Abraham Mintchine, Sholem Asch, Oyzer Varshavski, and Joseph Milbauer. Bohemians of New York include Henry Clapp, Ada Clare, Fitz-James O'Brien, George Arnold, Rose Eytinge, and Getty Gay. Bohemians of interbellum San Francisco include Mama and Papa Begine, Myrtokleia, Izzy Gomez, and Pat O’Niall.
Bohemian fashion has deep roots. See examples from the 1800s-1900s. A big boom occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. Explore contemporary bohemian fashion. Classic boho is homemade. If you prefer to buy instead of make clothes -- or you want things to modify -- here are some boho chic brands and places to shop online.
Bohemian design also appears in home decor. I love this article because it traces boho history including specific motifs from the Romany people (arriving in Europe around 1200), India and Morocco, Baroque era (1600-1700), the Arabian Nights (first English edition c. 1706–1721), Rococo period from about the 1720s-1770s), Pre-Raphaelite Movement (1848-1854), and hippie movement (1960s-1970s). Explore some elements of bohemian design and try it yourself. Make your own boho decor or shop for boho chic items. It looks spectacular, but classic boho is really cheap. It often uses free salvaged goods such as pallets or glass.
Explore more Bohemian history.
