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**This information is provided for reference only. The Slide Distribution Project discontinued operations in December 2006.**
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October 17, 2003 INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART In 2000 the Indianapolis Museum of Art acquired through gift and purchase a major collection of 75 Japanese paintings of the Edo period. Assembled by Alan Strassman, the diverse collection includes Zen, literati, Rimpa, eccentric, and ukiyo-e painting styles. Artists include Baiitsu, Buson, Chikutô, Jakuchû, Kiitsu, Ôkyo, Rosetsu, Shôhaku, Sôtatsu, Tanyû and Zeshin, among others. All of the slides used in compiling this set were produced from 4x5" color transparencies loaned to the project by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. A limited number of sets are available for immediate distribution, while quantities last. Set includes 92 slides and CD of Japanese paintings of the Edo period. An additional 8 slides are included to complement the Chinese Objects set distributed by Asian Art Photographic Distribution in 2001. By special arrangement with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, digital images will be made available for all Museum offerings, including the two sets illustrating Chinese art offered in 2001. All purchasers of digital image files are required to sign a conditions of sale form prior to purchase.
Also from their past catalogue:
Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds This set of 325 slides and 200 digital images illustrates 64 paintings in various formats from the collections of Dr. James Cahill, members of his family, and BAM/PFA (Berkley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive) at the University of California. The paintings were exhibited at BAM/PFA and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2002. The paintings presented in Masterworks of Chinese Painting: In Pursuit of Mists and Clouds encompass over eight centuries of Chinese painting, from the Southern Song period to the work of living artists. Original photography by Jeri Hollister and Wendy Holden in 2002. “It is like clouds and mists passing before my eyes, or the songs of birds striking my ears. How could I help but derive joy from my contact with these things? But when they are gone, I think no more of them. In this way, these two things (painting and calligraphy) are a constant pleasure to me, but not an affliction.” Su Dongpo.
New in Spring 2002:
The inexpensive and colorful single-sheet images were produced for mass consumption and illustrate deities and tutelary spirits, scenes from operas and other stories, as well as a few that include contemporary political of revolutionary messages. Prints of this type are known today as "New Year pictures" because the demand for them peaked at New Year's time. However, the term "popular print" more accurately describes how these Chinese folk art works.
Contact Information: aapd@umich.edu |