Jacob Zeitlin
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Jacob Israel Zeitlin was an American bookseller, collector, poet and intellectual in Los Angeles in the mid-twentieth century. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin
, but moved to Fort Worth, Texas in his childhood and Los Angeles
in his twenties. For many years, Zeitlin lived and operated a rare book shop in Echo Park, California, during which time he was at the center of many of Los Angeles' intellectual circles, including the Rounce and Coffin Club.
Zeitlin was one of the first people to exhibit the woodcuts of fellow Echo Park resident, Paul Landacre
, and the photographs of Edward Weston
, as well as the first in America to exhibit. Zeitlin was also a poet and the editor of Opinion, a brief Angelino intellectual journal. A liberal in politics, Zeitlin was the campaign manager for Helen Gagahan Douglas' Senatoral campaign
. He also lobbied against the La Cienega Boulevard
highway, bringing artistic friends such as actor and art dealer Joan Ankrum to Sacramento
to protest.
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city had a population of 82,196...
, but moved to Fort Worth, Texas in his childhood and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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in his twenties. For many years, Zeitlin lived and operated a rare book shop in Echo Park, California, during which time he was at the center of many of Los Angeles' intellectual circles, including the Rounce and Coffin Club.
Zeitlin was one of the first people to exhibit the woodcuts of fellow Echo Park resident, Paul Landacre
Paul Landacre
Paul Hambleton Landacre was one of the outstanding printmakers of the modern era. His distinguished body of work was largely responsible for elevating the wood engraving to an art form in twentieth-century America...
, and the photographs of Edward Weston
Edward Weston
Edward Henry Weston was a 20th century American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers…" and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." Over the course of his forty-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of...
, as well as the first in America to exhibit. Zeitlin was also a poet and the editor of Opinion, a brief Angelino intellectual journal. A liberal in politics, Zeitlin was the campaign manager for Helen Gagahan Douglas' Senatoral campaign
United States Senate election in California, 1950
The 1950 United States Senate election in California followed a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling. Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign...
. He also lobbied against the La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard
La Cienega Boulevard is a major, well-known north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south and the Sunset Strip/Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood....
highway, bringing artistic friends such as actor and art dealer Joan Ankrum to Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
to protest.