I think just a little bit more should have been made of William Sturgis Bigelow (1850-1926) at the MFA Boston's new exhibit of Hokusai woodblock prints and their outsized influence on the world of art. He was the one who collected most of the Hokusai examples that are in the MFA's collection. The exhibit does have a 1917 charcoal sketch of him, in which he is wearing his medal from Japan's Order of the Rising Sun. The artist: John Singer Sargent.
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AuthorThe "Commentaries" portion of this website is a record of some of Ms. Schinto's cultural experiences, e.g., books read, TV series watched, movies seen, exhibits visited, plays and musical events attended, etc. She also from time to time will post short essays on various topics. |