| A central figure with his wife Lucia in turn-of-the-century, post
earthquake San Francisco, Arthur Mathews devoted himself to
reconstruction of the fine arts in the Bay Area. He had diverse
talents that embraced architecture, mural painting, furniture making,
printing, and urban design, and his style became known as California
Decorative. His murals and paintings came to exemplify the Art
Nouveau style. He was also a proponent of the American
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Arthur Mathews is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
Art Nouveau
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
Paris Pre 1900
California Painters
Tonalism
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