About This Print
American Girl, A is one of at least six female bust prints (also
American Girl B,
Spanish Girl,
German Girl, Parisienne and Woman in Bagdad) created in 1954 using similar techniques of broad embossed lines to define the image space. While
American Girl B uses shades of brown tinged with blue and orange
American Girl A revels in red, orange hues, and blues.
Spanish Girl, 1954
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German Girl, 1954
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Parisienne, 1954
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Woman in Bagdad, 1954
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1 A Japanese Legacy: Four Generations of Yoshida Family Artists, Laura W. Allen, Kendall H. Brown, Eugene M. Skibbe, et. al., The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2002, p. 91.Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #569 |
| Title | American Girl, A
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| Series |
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Artist
| Yoshida Tōshi (1911-1995)
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Signature
| Toshi Yoshida in English in bottom margin
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| Seal | not sealed
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| Publication Date | 1954
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| Edition | original edition (not numbered)
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| Publisher | self-published
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| Printer | self-printed
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| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - light soiling and toning; minor tape remnants top and right margins verso
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative prints)
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| Format | oban-tate
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| H x W Paper | 16 1/4 x 11 in. (41.3 x 28 cm )
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| H x W Image | 14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (36.8 x 24.5 cm)
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