YOKOHAMA PRINTS IN JAPAN

Americans Drawn from Life (Sho utsushi Amerikajin), 1861, Utagawa Yoshikazu. Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne

The Idea of America in 19th-century Japanese prints is explored in this exhibition from the Art Institute of Chicago. The selection of Yokohama prints featured in this exhibition emerged from the specific historical eventsΒ initiated when a fleet commandeered by US… Continue reading