About this artwork
Hiratsuka Un’ichi was an illustrious artist in Japan’s Creative Print Movement, which marked a return to traditional Japanese wood-cut printing techniques in combination with modern imagery. The collection includes correspondence, notes, catalogs, articles, photographs, video, and ephemera.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- AIC Archives
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Artist
- Hiratsuka Un'ichi
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Title
- Un’ichi Hiratsuka Papers
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Date
- Made 1956–2001
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Medium
- Manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, woodcut prints on paper, photomechanical prints, postcards, black and white and color photographic prints, black and white and color negatives and a VHS videocassette.
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Dimensions
- 8 boxes, 1 oversized portfolio and 1 portfolio: W.: 106.7 cm (42 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Theodore and Louann Van Zels, 2002 and 2004.
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Reference Number
- 2002.5
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