Christina M. Spiker
Art Historian | Professor | Digital Humanist
Exhibition // Nostalgic Femininity: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the St. Catherine University Archives & Special Collections (Catherine G. Murphy Gallery)
CITATION
Nostalgic Femininity: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the St. Catherine University Archives & Special Collections, curated by Christina M. Spiker, Ph.D, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN (April 13-May 26, 2019)
ABSTRACT
Drawing from items in the University’s Archives & Special Collections, this exhibition explores the relationship between nostalgia and gender in Japanese woodblock prints of the late nineteenth century. The show features various prints by Meiji-period artist Yōshū Chikanobu alongside select examples by Miyagawa Shuntei, Utagawa Kunisada I, Mizuno Toshikata, and Toyohara Kunichika. It will open alongside a complementary library exhibition and digital supplement.
