Exhibition Announcement: Made in Japan: 20th Century Poster Art & Design, Poster House, New York
Makoto Nakamura (1926–2013) “Love in Color” for Shiseido, 1970 Lithograph, 40 x 28 5/8” (102 x 72.7 cm)
In March 2023, Made in Japan: 20th Century Poster Art & Design will open at the Poster House, New York. Organized by co-curators Nozomi Naoi and Erin Schoneveld, the exhibition is drawn primarily from our collection. We share with you today a selection from the some sixty posters we will lend.
Gihachiro Okuyama (1907–1981) Nikke, c. 1930 Lithograph, 30 x 20 1/2” (76.2 x 52.1 cm)
Kuro (life dates unknown) Tokyo Motor Show, 1956 Offset lithograph, 40 5/8 x 28 13/16” (103.2 x 73.2 cm)
Yoshio Hayakawa (1917–2009) Japan, Japan Air Lines, 1958 Silkscreen, 40 9/16 x 28 11/16” (103 x 72.9 cm)
Yokoo Tadanori (born 1936) Traditional Japanese Drama, “Noh,” for the Mayu no kai performance troupe, 1969 Silkscreen, 40 x 28 3/4” (102 x 73 cm)
Kazumasa Nagai (born 1929) Illustration by Takino Haruo (life dates unknown) Kōrakuen Jumbo Pool, 1973 Offset lithograph, 40 1/2 x 28 3/4” (102.9 x 73 cm)
Ikko Tanaka (1930–2002) Traditional Japanese Dance “Nihon Buyo” for UCLA Asian Performing Arts Institute, 1981 Offset lithograph, 40 1/2 x 28 5/8" (102.9 x 72.7 cm)
Kōichi Satō (1944–2016) Poster for the movie Rikyū, 1988 Lithograph, 40 1/2 x 28 5/8” (102.9 x 72.7 cm)
Designer unknown Sony, Music With Me, 1990 Offset lithograph, 40 1/2 x 28 5/8” (102.9 x 72.7 cm)
Shigeo Fukuda (1932–2009) 50 Years of the Ending of the Second World War,1995 Lithograph, 35 3/8 x 23 5/8” (89.9 x 60 cm)
