Northwest artist Frances Blakemore had a lifelong love affair with Japan. She first went to Japan in 1935 and spent most of her adult life in Tokyo. Her experience with Japan encompassed the entire period from pre–World War II militarism to postwar modernization. Arriving in Tokyo in 1935 to teach art and English, she became fascinated with Japanese life and chronicled her experiences both in art and writing. She spent most of the war years in Honolulu, where she designed propaganda leaflets that were dropped by the millions on the Japanese islands. In 1954, she married American attorney Thomas Blakemore and achieved prominence as an artist and gallery owner in Tokyo. Illustrated with photographs and striking color reproductions of her work, this book introduces the adventures of a remarkable American artist and provides a new perspective on U.S.–Japanese cultural relations.

An American Artist in Tokyo: Frances Blakemore, 1906-1997

Arts & Photography

Morioka, Michiyo

History & Criticism

Blakemore Foundation, Seattle

Published in conjunction with the exhibition beginning in August 1999 at the Seattle Art Museum, this volume presents about 80 examples of Kyoto nihonga hanging scrolls, screens, and an album dating from the 1860s to the 1940s. Following an introduction and essays by Morioka and Berry (scholars specializing in Japanese art), the text and color plates feature two exceptionally original artists, Tsuji Kato and his pupil Tomita Keisen, as well as works by their predecessors, their contemporaries, and their successors. Distributed by the U. of Washington Press. Oversize: 9.25x12

Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions, Nihonga from the Griffith and Patricia Way Collection

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Berry, Paul

Seattle Asian Art Museum

Seattle Art Museum

Literati painting, or bunjinga, flourished in Japan after its early 18th-century introduction from China. This book magnificently illustrates and examines an important collection of literati and shin nanga artworks, including outstanding examples of paintings, calligraphy, and ceramics.

Literati Modern: Bunjinga from Late Edo to Twentieth-Century Japan

Honolulu Academy Arts

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