Summer Dream
Artist
Akio Takamori
(Japanese, 1950 - 2017)
Publisher
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date2012
MediumWoodcut, lithograph, and chine collé on Rives BFK white paper
DimensionsSheet: 17 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (44.45 × 57.15 cm)
Image: 12 3/4 × 18 1/4 inches (32.39 × 46.36 cm)
Image: 12 3/4 × 18 1/4 inches (32.39 × 46.36 cm)
Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger
Object number2023.40.90
SignedSigned below the image: Akio T--------------- 2023
MarkingsSigned below the image: Summer Dream 1/28
Edition/State/Proof1/28
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionA woman with black hair and a black dress lies sleeping on her proper left side, her knees drawn up in a tight fetal position. Her, face, bare feet and her proper right forearm are the only skin visible. The background is woodblock lines and musical score. Touches of yellow scattered through the print.ProvenanceC. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Copyright© Estate of Akio Takamori
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