Comparison of Famous Sites and Beautiful Women: Shichiri Beach, Sagami, c. 1897-98
color woodcut
from the exhibition Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints, February 26 - May 8, 2008
Aoki Endowment Collection, Scripps College


Past Exhibitions

Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints, February 26 - May 8, 2008

An exhibition surveying the career of prolific Japanese woodblock print artist Yoshu Chikanobu. The exhibition comprises nearly sixty woodblock prints and one painting, including individual sheets, numerous triptychs, and several series, all from the large collection of Chikanobu prints in the permanent art collection of Scripps College (Claremont, CA).

Chikanobu: Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints was organized by Bruce A. Coats, a Professor of Art History and the Humanities at Scripps College, in conjunction with colleagues at several liberal arts colleges in the United States and is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Art of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren Robbins, September 21 - December 7, 2007

An exhibition of traditional African art featuring sculpture, textiles, beaded clothing and jewelry from 30 sub-Saharan cultures that highlight the diversity of artistic expression in African cultures.

Art of Africa is from the collection of The Robbins Center for Cross-Cultural Communication and organized by International Art & Artists, Washington, DC

Leaving Aztlan, January 29 - May 10, 2007

An exhibition featuring the work of contemporary artists that challenges stereotypical perceptions of Chicana/o and Latina/o art and questions the relationship between ethnicity and artistic production.

Tradition and Innovation in 20th Century Chinese Painting, September 27 - December 10, 2006

An exhibition that offers a rich overview of the complex, dynamic, and poetic art of Chinese scroll painting. This exhibition was organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.