| Title |
Block printing: Kawakami Sumio [002] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Kawakami, 2 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1966 |
| Subject |
Kawakami, Sumio, 1895-1972--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Dutch; Ships |
| Description |
Photo shows one of the block prints of Kawakami, Sumio (1895-1972); depicts the arrival of the Dutch in early 19th century |
| Caption on Slide |
Kawakami- 20 C, Arrival of the Dutch, Japan, contemporary, 1819, style |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Caption is from photographer's notes on slide. "Sumio Kawakami was a teacher for English and a self-taught sosaku hanga artist. He was a modest man and considered himself an amateur printmaker. Today Kawakami prints are to be found in important museum collections. And a complete museum is devoted exclusively to his woodblocks."--Artelino website. Among his themes are depictions of the influience of Western culture in Japan, including historical scenes of the arrival of European ships in the 19th century. |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6v98qzn |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
330752 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v98qzn |
