The Great Wave: Japonisme in Charleston

Event Details

The Great Wave examines the influence of Japanese prints on the artists of the Charleston Renaissance period who found inspiration in the dynamic compositions and bold color schemes of woodblock prints created by masters of Japan’s ukiyo-e school.

The exhibition features works from the Read-Simms Collection of Japanese prints accompanied by works produced by Charleston artists including, Alice Ravenel Huger Smith, Anna Heyward Taylor, and Antoinette Guerard Rhett.

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