Rain (Ann Arbor) Michigan
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
Rain in Ann Arbor, Michigan—one of the American university cities where Saito exhibited and taught during his US periods—shows him applying the same formal attention to American rain that he brought to Parisian and Japanese rain. Wet pavement, blurred reflections, the particular quality of light filtered through overcast sky were subjects he found as compelling in the Midwest as in Kyoto. The Ann Arbor rain print would show his geometric reduction of North American architectural environments.
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Omiya in Rain (Ame no Omiya)
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Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
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Frequently Asked Questions
Rain (Ann Arbor) Michigan was created by Saito Kiyoshi (斎藤清).
Rain (Ann Arbor) Michigan depicts rain.