▁the ▁Road ▁and ▁Big ▁Sur . ▁Ker ou ac ' s ▁bi ograph er , ▁Ger ald ▁N icos ia ▁wrote , ▁It ▁was ▁no ▁pla cid ▁col ony ▁of ▁self - cont ained ▁workers , ▁but ▁instead , ▁... a ▁mad house ▁of ▁Z en ▁lun at ics . ▁ ▁St iles ▁lived ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁San ▁Crist ob al ▁de ▁las ▁Cas as , ▁Mexico . ▁He ▁spent ▁his ▁last ▁twenty ▁active ▁years ▁in ▁Bis be e , ▁Arizona ▁writing ▁poetry ▁and ▁painting , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁an ▁assist ed ▁living ▁residence ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁T uc son ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Kn ute ▁St iles ▁papers ▁ 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 7 1 , ▁at ▁Archive ▁of ▁American ▁Art , ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁ ▁Kn ute ▁St iles ▁papers ▁ 1 9 4 8 - 2 0 0 5 , ▁at ▁B anc ro ft ▁Library , ▁U . C . ▁Ber keley ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Be at ▁Generation ▁people ▁Category : L GB T ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : American ▁coll age ▁artists ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁California ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁Minnesota ▁Category : San ▁Francisco ▁Art ▁Institute ▁al umn i ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch hat arp