Drop of Life, woodcut
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Title: Drop of Life, woodcut
Description: Text on front: "69/100." Text on back: "Original color woodcut, signed edition 100, 1971 $50." Born in 1937 in Tokushima, Japan, Matsubara grew up in Kyoto, Japan, but currently resides in Ontario, Canada. Primarily known for her woodcuts, Matsubara earned a BA from the Kyoto Academy of Fine Arts, and a MFA at the Carnegie Institute of Art. She also studied at the Royal College of Art in London. This print was one of eleven in a series entitled "Solitude" and designed to accompany an essay from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden Pond." The photos and the essay were published together in 1971.
Date: 1971
Format: woodcut
Type: image
Identifier: H0000414
Creator: Matsubara, Naoko
Coverage: Campbell 309
Physical Dimensions: 20" x 22-1/2"