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Inside the Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Lenoir C. Wright Collection

Exhibition Dates: Oct. 8, 2005 to Jan. 8, 2006

Organizer: Weatherspoon Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Curator: Allen Hockley, associate professor of art history at Dartmouth College

Support: Support for this exhibition has been provided by Oregon Imaging Centers and Lee Michels, M.D.

Highlights:

“Inside the Floating World” features 100 prints from some of the most eminent woodblock artists of the 18th and 19th centuries including Koryusai, Toyokuni, Harunobu, Utamaro, Hiroshige and Hokusai. The prints depict Kabuki theatre, courtesan imagery, children, landscapes and warriors, offering insight into the Japanese popular culture of the times.

Companion Exhibition:       

“Ukiyo-e Outside In: Western Impressions of the Floating World” is drawn from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art’s collection and will be presented alongside “Inside the Floating World.” This complementary exhibition is curated by Charles Lachman, curator of Asian art and associate professor of art history at the University of Oregon. The show features artists of the 19th and 20th century that were influenced by Japanese popular culture and the woodblock print tradition including Elizabeth Keith, Helen Hyde, Bertha Lum and Charles Bartlett.

Related Events: All museum programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.: Discussion—Collecting Japanese Prints

Lee Michels, Eugene collector, and Hue-Ping Lin and Dick Easely, owners of White Lotus Gallery in Eugene

Saturday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Free Family Day

Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in Chinese and Japanese art-inspired family fun. Free general admission to the entire museum.

Saturday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m.: Lecture—Inside the Floating World

Allen Hockley, associate professor of art history at Dartmouth College and curator of the exhibition

Contact: Katie Sproles, (541) 346-0942, ksproles@uoregon.edu

Link: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, http://jsma.uoregon.edu

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