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Untitled, “For Puffin”


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Untitled, “For Puffin”

1999
20th century
180 x 153 mm (7.1 x 6 in.)

Keiji Shinohara, American, born Japan, b. born 1955

Alternative title: Still
Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Color woodcut with ukiyo-e technique printed from nine blocks, one printed twice on Tosa-hanga paper
Print impression quality: Excellent
Series: from portfolio 11 x 11 x 11 for Puffin
Edition: Number 3 from edition of 25 printed by the artist for the portfolio “11 x 11 x 11 for Puffin” of 11 works, each 11 by 11 inches. 25 portfolios were produced. Ten were made available for purchase, with the proceeds to fund DAC acquisitions in honor of Curator Emerita Ellen G. D’Oench, known to her friends as “Puffin.” The portfolio was produced by Professor of Art David Schorr with partial funding support from Wesleyan University President Douglas Bennet and Dean of the Arts and Humanities Michael Roberts. It includes display type hand set at Wesleyan and text composed in monotype by Michael Bixler (Skaneateles, New York). The letterpress printing was done at Wesleyan by David Schorr.
Marks: Signed in pencil, lower right: “Keiji Shinohara”; inscribed, lower center: “Still”; dated and numbered, lower left: “99. 2/25”
Marks: Watermark: No watermark
Credit Line: Gift of the artist in honor of Ellen G. D’Oench (BA Wesleyan 1973, Trustee 1977–1979, DAC Curator 1979–1998), 1999
Accession Number: 1999.25.10

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  • landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
  • Ukiyo-e
  • Wesleyan University faculty artists

Location Latitude: American (born Japan), Longitude: D'Oench

Dimensions
  • image Dimensions: 180 x 153 mm (7.1 x 6 in.)

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