BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY, Arts and Crafts Architecture in Southern California Women Artists San Diego Museum of Art

San Diego Museum of Art

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Beautiful Simplicity features commentary by Robert Winter

an original watercolor painting by Glen Knowles

Los Angeles 1930s – 1950s”

BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY, Arts and Crafts Architecture in Southern California Women Artists San Diego Museum of ArtDVD 86 minutes $29. 95 At the turn of the 20th century, Southern California was fertile ground for the Arts & Crafts movement, which called for simple living, closeness to nature, the unification of art and craft, and regionally appropriate forms of architecture. BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY examines the rich body of Arts & Crafts architecture in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It introduces viewers to more than a dozen architects who