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paintings (visual works)

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

East Meets West: Influences in Japanese Printmaking, June 4-July 17, 1955

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 35 recently acquired California landscape prints by Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, plus several preparatory watercolors lent by the artist’s daughter Yuri Obata Kodani. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: June 4-July 17, 1955

Interpretations of Nature by Ch'i Pai-Shih: "The Ancient of the Mountain", June 23-July 15, 1956

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of color woodblock prints after paintings by influential twentieth century Chinese artist Qi Baishi. The exhibition records span 10 folders plus photographs.

Dates: June 23-July 15, 1956

Prints and Watercolors by Reginald Marsh, August 1-31, 1954]

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of prints and watercolor paintings by the late American artist Reginald Marsh. The exhibition records span two folders.

Dates: August 1-31, 1954]

Prints, Travel Posters, and Other Contemporary Art Items from Asia, August 1-[September] 1956

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From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of posters, prints, and publications by contemporary artists of Japan, India, and Indonesia. The exhibition resulted from recent donations by Nat Schmulowitz, a San Francisco Attorney. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span four folders plus photographs.

Dates: August 1-[September] 1956

Stanley William Hayter: Master Printmaker, July 9-August 7, 1960

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At the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of 47 etchings, engravings, serigraphs, drawings, and watercolor paintings by American artist Stanley William Hayter. The artist himself arranged the exhibition in collaboration with Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles. The exhibition records span five folders plus a catalog.

Dates: July 9-August 7, 1960