[Kites] / Bertha Lum. – Vintage Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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[Kites] / Bertha Lum. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Kites] / Bertha Lum.
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Bertha Lum's color woodcut "Kites" shows children at play in Japan, a subject she returned to often in her work. Lum (1869–1954) was an American printmaker who lived in Peking (now Beijing) and worked in the Japanese woodblock tradition, having her designs carved and printed by Chinese and Japanese craftsmen. Her prints of everyday scenes, such as the kite flying here, were admired for their soft color and careful outlines. This example is dated 1913 and is signed in pencil by the artist, marked No. 22 in her numbering.
| Created / published | [1913] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color. |
| Genre | Woodcuts Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Signed in pencil on image. No. 22. |
| Subjects | Children--Japan--1910-1920. Kites (Toys)--Japan--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,458 × 3,586 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221934 |
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