The Diogenes of San Francisco
For Emperor Norton Day 2017, a look at how — in both art and prose — the San Francisco Illustrated Wasp paid tribute to the Emperor on 17 January 1880, nine days after his death.
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In 1878, A Prominent Artist Numbers the Emperor's Days
On the eve of the 137th anniversary of Emperor Norton's death in 1880 comes a poignant artistic discovery from the pages of a celebrated magazine founded in the last years of his life.
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