Stiles, Knute, 1923-

American collage artist. Attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina. In 1953, Stiles and Leo Krikorian opened The Place, a bar in San Francisco's North Beach. Among the Beat era poets, artists, musicians and filmmakers that frequented The Place were Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Robert Creeley, Richard Brautigan, and Allen Ginsberg.

From the description of Knute Stiles papers, 1948-2005. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 77058106

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