Being a native Californian I've always been a huge fan of the Spanish and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. George Washington Smith was a key figure during the period these styles blossomed and flourished in 1920's California. Most of his projects are found in the Santa Barbara area, but he completed projects elsewhere in California and the USA. Originally a painter, he had spent significant time touring Europe prior to World War I- painting and studying Art. He returned to the US to wait out the war, eventually arriving in the Santa Barbara area. His focus turned to Architecture after a home and studio he designed for himself was recieved with acclaim by the Architectural press. For a brief period between 1919 and his death in 1930 he produced strikingly beautiful homes and other structures. His work evoked the timeless beauty and feeling of its European antecedents, but was purposefully adapted to creating a lifestyle and image unique to the culture and climate of California.Sunday, October 3, 2010
George Washington Smith as a Design Inspiration
Being a native Californian I've always been a huge fan of the Spanish and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. George Washington Smith was a key figure during the period these styles blossomed and flourished in 1920's California. Most of his projects are found in the Santa Barbara area, but he completed projects elsewhere in California and the USA. Originally a painter, he had spent significant time touring Europe prior to World War I- painting and studying Art. He returned to the US to wait out the war, eventually arriving in the Santa Barbara area. His focus turned to Architecture after a home and studio he designed for himself was recieved with acclaim by the Architectural press. For a brief period between 1919 and his death in 1930 he produced strikingly beautiful homes and other structures. His work evoked the timeless beauty and feeling of its European antecedents, but was purposefully adapted to creating a lifestyle and image unique to the culture and climate of California.
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