| Title |
Block printing: Maekawa Senpan [002] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Minor Printers, 2 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1973 |
| Subject |
Maekawa, Senpan, 1888-1960--Photographs; Block printing--Photographs; Sōsaku hanga--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Lamps--Art--Photographs; Insects--Art--Photographs; Orthoptera--Art--Photographs; Crickets--Art--Photographs; Japan; Art; Printmakers; Sōsaku hanga; Bugs |
| Keywords |
Maekawa Sempan |
| Description |
Photo shows a woodblock print: "The Lamp" by Japanese artist Maekawa Senpan |
| Caption on Slide |
The Lamp by Maekawa Senpan (Japanese, 1888 - 1960), contemporary Japanese woodblock print, 11"x 13", Sosaku Hanga movement. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Print artist. Maekawa was one of the great personalities of twentieth-century Japanese prints, a man of notable independence, and a political radical, yet a staunch traditionalist and supporter of Japanese folk life and customs ..."--The British Museum website. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=146144 Note: "...sōsaku hanga (‘creative prints') movement, in which the artist was responsible for all stages of print production, including design, block-cutting and printing."--Oxford Art Online. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: block_print_minor_003. |
| 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/s61r767p |
| 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 |
329814 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61r767p |
