Iris and Girl, 1984

Color screenprint on gold leafexpand_more

Gift of Gary L. Gliemexpand_more  2014.41.8

Not on Viewexpand_more

Sugiura was born in Kyoto in 1938 and is well known for his flowers silkscreened on a gold leaf background. The gold leaf is hand applied on the Japanese paper in the same technique as for folding screens. He then silkscreens his floral subjects onto the gold leaf. Sugiura has become famous for creating over 100 different interpretations of irises.

Details
Title
Iris and Girl
Artist Life
born 1938
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.41.8
Curator Approved

This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.

Does something look wrong with this image? Let us know

No Image Available