Museum honors veterans with World War II paintings

The Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, unveiled 55 never before displayed World War II paintings, in a new exhibit titled, “Painting World War II: The California Style Watercolor Artists,” April 17.

The exhibit examines a unique Southern California chapter of the larger contribution made by American artists, across the nation, who were called upon by their country to document with motion film, photography and art.

“The paintings are important historic documents, and in fact, national treasures,” said Glen O. Knowles, art professor, Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Calif., and curator for...