Bertha Lum was an American artist who visited Japan on her honeymoon and returned to America with the tools necessary to begin doing woodcuts in the Japanese ukiyo-e style which focused on images of contemporary life. Four years later, she returned to Japan and studied for several months with a noted master woodcarver, and then, with a master printer. In 1911, Bertha Lum visited Japan for the third time and she was the only Westerner whose prints were exhibited in a show there the following year. She adapted the Japanese system of collaborative effort in producing woodblock prints where several skilled artisans collaborate in the creation of the work.

Her work was influenced by Lafcadio Hearn, who translated Japanese fairy tales and legends into English, including "Yellow Willow," the basis for one of her prints.

Medium : 1 print : woodcut, color.

Created/Published : c1920.

Creator : Bertha Lum, 1869-1954, artist.

Housed in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress

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Product #: songofbrook