Nikke
Poster
ca. 1935 (printed)
ca. 1935 (printed)
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| Place of origin |
This is a poster for a Japanese clothing store. In the 1920s and 1930s a number of Japanese designers became interested in Western art and design. The series of posters for Nikke by Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981) in the 1930s reflect the impact of German Expressionism and Constructivism, as well as the Japanese wood-block tradition. These influences were combined to create innovative and dynamic compositions of abstract figures and lettering.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Nikke (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour linocut |
| Brief description | Poster for Nikke clothing store by Gihachiro Okuyama; Japan, ca.1930 |
| Physical description | Poster advertising a menswear shop. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Editor of Commercial Art and Industry. Reproduced courtesy of Yoshito Okuyama |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This is a poster for a Japanese clothing store. In the 1920s and 1930s a number of Japanese designers became interested in Western art and design. The series of posters for Nikke by Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981) in the 1930s reflect the impact of German Expressionism and Constructivism, as well as the Japanese wood-block tradition. These influences were combined to create innovative and dynamic compositions of abstract figures and lettering. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.184-1935 |
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| Record created | February 14, 2003 |
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