Saito Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening

This catalogue is the first comprehensive, scholarly publication on the Japanese print artist Saito Kiyoshi to be published in English and accompanies the first major exhibition of his work in the United States since his death. Saito was a central member of Japan’s creative print (sosaku hanga) movement, and one of the best known and most popular modern Japanese artists in the United States. His work is appreciated for his refined sense of design and active use of woodgrain. The fully-illustrated book includes thematic essays, illustrations demonstrating Saito’s technique, discussion of seals and signatures, chronology, and bibliography.
AUTHOR: Rhiannon Paget is the curator of Asian Art at the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. She received her doctorate from the University of Sydney, Australia. Prior to joining the Ringling, she co-curated the exhibition Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan. She has published research on Japanese paintings, woodblock prints, erotic art, textiles, board games, and propaganda.

SELLING POINTS: . Highlights early works, including several never-before published . First comprehensive, scholarly publication on Saito Kiyoshi in English . Important artist in the history of postwar U.S.-Japan relations
. Masterful designs that capture essence of mid-century modern taste