Jim Stevens, John Moreland, Louis Moulthrop, Xavier Martinez, Alex Nepote, Norval Gill
Xavier Martinez (1896-1943), one of the professors at CCAC, lost his studio in the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. But the story he told his students of this event was that liquor had saved his life in the quake. Apparently he'd been out having a good time the night before and came home to sleep it off. He woke up early in the morning and staggered out of bed looking for another drink when the quake started. When it was over he discoverd that while the room was essentially intact, the bed he'd so recently occupied was completely covered with a huge pile of bricks, so he left the building and walked around outside for a while. On his return he found his friends agonizing over his apparent demise, since he could not possibly have survived under all that rubble. As "Marty" told it, he could only conclude that it was the liquor that had caused him to be out of bed at just the right moment and had indeed saved his life.
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What a wonderful find! Al Attwell was my grandfather, and often spoke of the Gluttons. In fact, we have several photos of the group and some pieces by the artists. My mother would LOVE to share some info and such with you. Please contact me at onnaise@gmail.com
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