Barnaby Conrad III in
classic style before a painting by Marco
Sassone. |
Author
and editor Barnaby Conrad III is counted among the elegant gentlemen
of Pacific Heights. Conrad is the author of the popular Martini, Cigar
and Absinthe books published by Chronicle Books. Conrad is also a former
editor of Horizon Magazine and Art World magazine. His articles have appeared
in more than 30 publications including Smithsonian, Art in America, Travel
& Leisure, and The San Francisco Chronicle. The best-selling Martini
book features Conrad's text about America's symbol of adult ease and sophistication
with more than 150 color and black-and-white images from movies, cartoons,
advertisements, restaurants, and contemporary art. In the line of great
San Francisco raconteurs, Conrad is a fitting successor. He recently shared
with Mister SF the story of a man whose host told him, "I'd like you to
meet Barnaby Conrad." Believing he was shaking the hand of Conrad's famous
father, the man was stunned. Conrad appeared not to have aged a day
since the man last met the senior Barnaby thirty years earlier. Seems the
gent had been in a monastery for many years and thought for a moment that
time had stood still. Conrad is seen here at a reception for Florentine
artist Marco Sassone, who also lives in San Francisco. Sassone's work is
influenced by the art of Vincent Van Gough, a favorite of art lover Conrad. |
