Wesleyan University's Davison Art Center presents "Entering Edo: A World of Pleasure" and "Find Me Unafraid" September 5-26, 2019
"Find Me Unafraid"
Lewis Wickes Hine (American, 1874–1940). "10 Yr. Old Picker on Gildersleeve Tobacco Farm," 1917. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Elizabeth Bobrick and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak (Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek and Professor of Classical Studies) in honor of Laurie and Peter Frenzel (former Professor of German Studies and FDAC President), 2015.14.1. DAC Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (copy photo: J. Giammatteo).
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Lewis Wickes Hine (American, 1874–1940). "10 Yr. Old Picker on Gildersleeve Tobacco Farm," 1917. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Elizabeth Bobrick and Andrew Szegedy-Maszak (Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek and Professor of Classical Studies) in honor of Laurie and Peter Frenzel (former Professor of German Studies and FDAC President), 2015.14.1. DAC Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (copy photo: J. Giammatteo).
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"Entering Edo: A World of Pleasure"
Utamaro Kitagawa, aka Shimbi, Toyoaki, Yûsuke, Yûki Entaisai, Issôshurichôsai (Japanese, 1753–1806). "People in Covered Boat on River at Night" [descriptive title], late 18th century – ca. 1806. Color woodcut. Image: 354 x 233 mm (13.9 x 9.2 in.). Sheet: 354 x 233 mm (13.9 x 9.2 in.). DAC accession number 1948.D2.348.1. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1948. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lancefield).
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Utamaro Kitagawa, aka Shimbi, Toyoaki, Yûsuke, Yûki Entaisai, Issôshurichôsai (Japanese, 1753–1806). "People in Covered Boat on River at Night" [descriptive title], late 18th century – ca. 1806. Color woodcut. Image: 354 x 233 mm (13.9 x 9.2 in.). Sheet: 354 x 233 mm (13.9 x 9.2 in.). DAC accession number 1948.D2.348.1. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1948. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lancefield).
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About the Installations
For "Entering Edo: A World of Pleasure," Wesleyan students enrolled in Assistant Professor of Art History and East Asian Studies Talia J. Andrei's "Curatorial Workshop: Images for the Floating World" selected fifteen Japanese ukiyo-e color woodcuts from the nineteenth century in the Davison Art Center collection that provide a glimpse into the pleasure district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo).
In the installation "Find Me Unafraid," the Davison Art Center, curated by Miya Tokumitsu, shows three works from the collection that speak to the themes raised in the book "Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum" by Kennedy Odede '12 and Jessica Posner '09. Incoming students will be reading the book as part of the "First Year Matters" program, which identifies a common reading for all new students, providing a shared experience for the entire class as well as an introduction to student life at Wesleyan. The works on display are "10 Yr. Old Picker on Gildersleeve Tobacco Farm" (1917) by Lewis Wickes Hine; "Ida Mae" (2012) by Willie Cole; and "The Battle between the Moneybags and the Strongboxes" (16th c.) by Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder.
Images for Editors
Digital images suitable for reproduction are available above. Please note that the images may be used only in direct connection with this press release or with other timely coverage of the installations it concerns. For further information please contact Andrew Chatfield, Director, Arts Communication at (860) 685-2806 or achatfield@wesleyan.edu.