Kenro Izu (Japanese, b. 1949)Blue #1010B, 2004 platinum palladium print with cyanotype29.25″ x 23.5″Gift of Dr. J. Patrick and Patricia Kennedy, 2017.79 Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period paintings, and Japanese novelist Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s essay, “Praise of Shadows,” Izu became interested in using cyanotype prints to create a deep, rich […]
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Unknown artist (Tongan)Tapa Cloth (ngatu), early 20th century mulberry fiber, pigment, arrowroot binder33” x 22.5” Tapa (or ngatu) is a kind of barkcloth made from paper mulberry trees in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. To create the cloth, artists strip the outer layer of mulberry bark from the inner […]
Unknown Fulani (Fulbe/Peul) artist (Mali)Yellow amber beads, 20th century yellow amber, fiber stringL.1.2010.4 Amber offers unique, compelling insight into earth’s history and ecological development. Constituted of fossilized resin from prehistoric trees, amber often encases and preserves the detritus of forests and insects from over 40 million years ago. It’s a repository […]