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African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974. -
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BLOG ARCHIVE
- Chronicling Disaster in Mid-19th century Japan
- Catherine Perrot: An Early Treatise on Miniature Painting
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- A Medieval Woman Artist and Musician at Work: The Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock
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Category Archives: Edo period
Chronicling Disaster in Mid-19th century Japan
* “It is said that if one natural disaster strikes, a second will occur…“ * So begins the preface to Natural Disasters of the Ansei Period [Ansei fūbunshū], a harrowing chronicle of disasters that took place in Japan during the … Continue reading
Posted in East Asian, Edo period, Japanese, Japanese, Natural Disasters, Rare monograph, Typhoons, Woodblock-printed books
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