| Show Bungalows Arts and Crafts are on the Move Press Release The Utah Museum of Fine Arts presents an exhibition examining the Arts and Crafts in Utah The Bungalow Bungalow Bungalow Bun Bun- galow Lifestyle and the Arts and Crafts Movement in the Intermountain tain West This exhibition will examine the relationship between national and regional examples of Arts and Crafts objects and the architecture of the bungalow in the Intermountain West through the presentation of a typical typical typical cal Intermountain bungalow display display display dis dis- dis- dis play of Arts and Crafts objects interpretive interpretive interpretive inter inter- materials and photographs The consulting curator is Peter Goss Professor of Architectural History History History His His- tory Graduate School of Architecture ture University of Utah Adjunct Professor of Art History The Arts and Crafts movement began in England in the latter half of the nineteenth century Reacting against the rapid industrialization resulting in the machine production of poor quality goods William Morris Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris and others championed a return to the production of high quality handcrafted handcrafted handcrafted hand- hand crafted objects and an appreciation of artistic design America responded to this in the and early although it never completely denied the value of machine made objects American proponents of the movement embraced a more simple and informal lifestyle one that espoused simplicity and integrity in function design craftsmanship and materials for both architecture and furnishings The exhibit will bring together bungalow architecture of the period with Arts and Crafts furnishings so audiences might envision the simple and so simple lifestyle of the bungalow dweller in the early decades of this century A color catalog will accompany the exhibition with essays by Prof Peter Goss and Kenneth R. R Trapp in Curator-in-Charge of the Renwick Gallery National Museum of American Art Smithsonian tion The catalog is designed by OVery 0 O Very Covey Design and printed by University Printing Services Assisting with the development of the exhibition are Linda Fagen Associate Conservator Marriott Library Paul Anderson head of exhibit exhibit exhibit ex ex- hibit development for The Museum of Art Brigham Young University and Dr Bernard J. J collector All objects in the exhibition are gathered from Wasatch front In a related program the Utah Heritage Foundation will present the Westmoreland Place Bungalow Home Tour the weekend of October 21 22 from 12 pm p.m. each day The home tour will feature prominent examples of the Arts and Crafts style of architecture and home furnishings in six Salt Lake City homes located in the Westmoreland Place area It Itis is a fund raising event for the Heritage Foundation and has been sponsored by Hank Louis and form fifteen inc Antique gallery Lewis Wolcott Dornbush Real Estate Salt Lake Mortgage and fresco Italian cafe Tickets and more information may be obtained from the Utah Heritage Foundation by calling The Museums Museum's exhibition opens to the public on Sunday October 1 with a reception from 2 pm p.m. Professor Goss will present a lecture in the Fine Arts Auditorium at pm p.m. entitled The he Ubiquitous Bun Bun- un- un gal galow ow The lecture is part of the series sponsored by the Utah Humanities Council The public is invited to attend and there is no charge Museum Hours Monday-Friday Monday 1 10 0 a.m. pm p.m. Saturday and Sunday 5 2 pm p.m. The Museum is closed holidays There is no admission admission admission sion fee to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Located on the University of Utah campus at 1530 East South campus Drive the Museum has parking available in the Fine Arts Parking Lot Metered parking is available during the week and is easier after pm p.m. during the school year Weekend parking is free |
