Paul Duchscherer (1952-2017) joined Artistic License in 1985 and distinguished himself through the design of historic interiors, and especially magnificent designs using Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers. A graduate of the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, Paul lived and worked in San Francisco for over three decades specializing in period-style projects for historic buildings. A proponent of historic preservation, his professional activities included lecturing, writing, and teaching about historic design. Paul’s expertise led to frequent appearances on various television programs, including the PBS series “This Old House,” and the HGTV series “Curb Appeal.”  Paul authored numerous books, including The Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Home, Inside the Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Interior, and Outside the Bungalow: America’s Arts & Crafts Garden. For his luminous career as well as his tireless work in furthering the goals of Artistic License, Paul Duchscherer will be well-remembered, along with his kindness, his beautiful singing voice, and his signature laugh.

Photographer-writer Douglas Keister, has authored and co-authored forty-seven critically acclaimed books. He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters and greeting cards worldwide. 

His twenty-five books on architecture include five books on Victorian homes (Daughter's of Painted Ladies, Painted Ladies Revisited, America's Painted Ladies, Victorian Glory and 500 Victorians); twelve books on bungalow homes (The Bungalow, Inside the Bungalow, Outside the Bungalow, 500 Bungalows and eight small format books on bungalow details), a book on 1920's whimsical homes (Storybook Style) a book about cemetery art and architecture (Going Out in Style), a book on Spanish architecture, (Red Tile Style), four books on cottage (Classic Cottages, Inside Classic Cottages, Cottages and 500 Cottages a book on cemetery architecture (Going Out in Style) and a book on Courtyards. Keister photographed and wrote an award winning children's book (Fernando's Gift), has two monographs of his personal work (Black Rock and Driftwood Whimsy), and four books on classic recreational vehicles, Ready to Roll, Silver Palaces, Mobile Mansions and Teardrops and Tiny Trailers. His wealth of books on architecture has earned him the title, "America's most noted photographer of historic architecture". His book on cemetery symbolism, Stories in the Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography, has garnered a number of glowing reviews. 

He photographed and wrote a bilingual children's books in China, To Grandmother's House: A Visit to Old-Town Beijing (January 2008). He had three books come out in fall 2008, Forever Dixie (a book on southern cemeteries), Teardrops and Tiny Trailers and a book featuring his collection of glass negatives. Lincoln in Black and White 1910-1925.

His thirty-eighth book, Forever LA which features cemeteries in the Los Angeles Area was published in May 2010. His thirty-ninth book, Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Cemeteries and Their Residents was released in October 2011 by Gibbs Smith Publisher. 

In the mid 2000s, Doug began writing novels, including Desiree, Autumn in Summer, Molly in the Afternoon (writing as Suzanne Hartley) and a memoir about growing up in Nebraska titled Heart-Land:Growing up in the Middle of Everything. His most recent novel, EMBER, came out in summer 2024.

In 2019 he published PEOPLE, PLACES & PIECES of PARADISE an extraordinary account of the November 2018 Paradise/Camp Fire near his home in Chico, California

Doug frequently gives presentations in conjunction with his books and speaks at related events. In the past few years he has lectured in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Spokane, Kansas City, Boston, Houston, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Vermont, Winnemucca and Carson City, Nevada, Lincoln, Nebraska, Fort Wayne, Indiana, The Smithsonian in Washington D.C. and the Tenement Museum and the Cooper-Union in New York. In October 2010 his cemetery books and photography were featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning. Correspondent Rita Braver called him "America's Chief Tombstone Tourist". SUNSET magazine said, "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding."

 He lives in Chico, California.
 

Publisher: ‎Avery; First Edition (November 1, 1997)
Language: ‎English
Hardcover: ‎192 pages
ISBN-10: 067087373X
ISBN-13: 9780670873739
Item Weight:‎ 2.6 pounds
Dimensions: ‎9.25 x 0.75 x 11.25 inches
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