Exhibition on View November 19 – February 5, 2021

Public Reception: Friday, November 19, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Curator’s Talk with Anne Marie Sawkins, Ph.D.: 6:00 pm

Masks are OPTIONAL
IDs will be checked at the bar

Masur Museum of Art
1400 South Grand Street
Monroe, LA 71202

FREE and open to the public

This exhibition was curated by Annemarie Sawkins, Ph.D., and Martha Chaiklin, Ph.D., and generously loaned from the collection of Jan Serr and John Shannon. Featuring over 50 Japanese color woodblock prints, this exhibition explores the art of woodblock prints and the history, stories, and costumes of Japanese Noh theater at the turn of the 20th century. Artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869–1927) came of age in the Meji era (1868–1912), a period of modernization when Japan was opened to world trade after more than two hundred years of relative isolation. Kōgyo specialized in depictions of Noh Theater, a classical art form that until then had primarily been enjoyed by social elites. This changed at the end of the 19th century, however, when Noh Theater expanded in popularity and was embraced by the middle class. Kōgyo’s numerous paintings were translated into a series of woodblock prints, including Pictures of Noh (1897–1902), One Hundred Noh Dramas (1922–1926), and Encyclopedia of Noh plays, (1925–1930). This exhibition and accompanying programming are generously supported through a grant from the Toshiba International Foundation. Information on accompanying programming to go along with this exhibition will be forthcoming.

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This exhibition and accompanying programming are generously supported through a grant from the Toshiba International Foundation.