World War II California
Watercolor Artists

A No-Host Field Trip to the Oceanside Museum of Art

Join your fellow appraisers and other enthusiasts at the Oceanside Museum of Art for a guided tour through the exhibition of World War II California Watercolor Artists led by Glen Knowles. Glen is the curator of the exhibit and will lead a “walk and talk” through the exhibition on Thursday, May 20th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This is a no host event so there is no formal meeting but you can still come and meet up with your fellow appraisers for this special evening. Please note the change of the day and location.

Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside CA 92054
(760) 435-3720

Painting World War II is an historic first examination of paintings by California Style watercolor artists on the subject of WWII. Fifty-five paintings depicting scenes of California mobilizing for the war as well as images of the war overseas will be on view. Featured artists include Arthur Beaumont, Rex Brandt, Hardie Gramatky, Dong Kingman, Barse Miller, Phil Paradise, Charles Payzant, Ed Reep, Millard Sheets, and Milford Zornes.

Forged in the Great Depression, California Style watercolors form an important West Coast chapter of American Scene and American Regionalist art. As a group these artists examine a broad survey of everyday life in California and create memorable artistic accounts of the unfolding local history of California from 1930 through the 1970s.

Glen Knowles is a professor of art at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster and has curated seven exhibitions on the history of California Art. The Walk and Talk is $5 and free for Oceanside Museum members. For more information please visit: http://www.oma-online.org/exhibits.html.

This event is a further effort of our San Diego Chapter to meet our members requests to have more field trips and events in the north county of San Diego. Please let us know how we are doing and if you have further suggestions for our chapter. Feel free to share your thoughts with Garret Goldfield.