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Visions of the Orient: Western Women Artists in Asia 1900-1940
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art presents Visions of the Orient, an exhibition that explores the fascination of female western artists with Asian cultures between 1900 and 1940.
When:
April 21, 2012 12:00am to June 18, 2012 12:00am
Where
Curated by Dr. Kendall H. Brown, professor of Asian art history at California State University, Long Beach, and organized by the Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, the exhibition focuses on the nexus of American art, the woodblock print movement, women and East Asia between 1900 and 1940 through the presentation of work by Helen Hyde (1868-1919), Bertha Lum (1869-1954), Elizabeth Keith (1887-1956), and Lilian Miller (1895-1942). All of these artists trained initially as painters, then designed woodblock prints while living in Japan. The show investigates the various ways that “the orient” served as a liberating professional space and as a place of deeply diverse creative inspiration for these artists. Approximately 1/3 of the exhibition is drawn from the JSMA collection.
Free Opening Reception, Friday April 20, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
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Phone Number:
(541) 346-3027
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