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Classical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan

Poster
1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of a series of posters designed in 1981 by twelve top Japanese graphic design artists under the curation of the art and design critic Masaru Katsumi. They commemorated a series of lectures, masterclasses and performances relating to five types of traditional Japanese theatre, dance and music. Performers calling themselves the Classical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan spent five weeks performing on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, and across the country as part of the UCLA Asian Performing Arts Institute.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleClassical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan (published title)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Brief description
Tour poster advertising Classical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan at UCLA, Washington and New York, 1981. Offset litho designed Yusaku Kemekura, by printed by Toppan printing, 1981
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 103.1cm
  • Poster width: 72.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
Associated Production: Classical Performing Arts Firendship Mission of Japan. Sponsor: University of California at Los Angeles Performing Arts Institute. 1981. Performance category: Asian performing arts.
Summary
This is one of a series of posters designed in 1981 by twelve top Japanese graphic design artists under the curation of the art and design critic Masaru Katsumi. They commemorated a series of lectures, masterclasses and performances relating to five types of traditional Japanese theatre, dance and music. Performers calling themselves the Classical Performing Arts Friendship Mission of Japan spent five weeks performing on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, and across the country as part of the UCLA Asian Performing Arts Institute.
Collection
Accession number
S.10-1982

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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