This exhibition highlights the role of an American living and working in Japan, who enriched American art by introducing innovative techniques and perspectives from Japanese culture. Clifton Karhu (1927-2007) was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. military and spent two years at the naval base in Sasebo, Kyūshu. He returned to Japan years later as a missionary, but quickly became disillusioned and resumed his study of art. He was the first non-Japanese artist admitted as a member of the Japan Print Association. His work specifically illuminates the creative (so-saku) print movement of modern Japan. He was well regarded as a Japanese flute (shakuhachi) player and adopted the habit of wearing a kimono daily. This exhibition features woodblock prints and ceramic and stone works by the artist, all of which are from the Museum Collection.
MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS PRESENTS CLIFTON KARHU: AN AMERICAN IN KYOTO
