Prompt: Focus on Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) and explain the abstract.

Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞) (fl. c. 1819-1863). Each of the three sheets contains a different version of the same image, reflecting progressive stages in the woodblock printing process.The print is a portrait of a contemporary kabuki actor in the role of a samurai, and belongs to a series of images of heroes. The print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞) (fl. c. 1819-1863). Each of the three sheets contains a different version of the same image, reflecting progressive stages in the woodblock printing process.The print is a portrait of a contemporary kabuki actor in the role of a samurai, and belongs to a series of images of heroes. The print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: How does Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) explain its abstract?

Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞) (fl. c. 1819-1863). Each of the three sheets contains a different version of the same image, reflecting progressive stages in the woodblock printing process.The print is a portrait of a contemporary kabuki actor in the role of a samurai, and belongs to a series of images of heroes. The print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the abstract discussed?

Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty is an ukiyo-e woodblock print by Osaka-based late Edo period print designer Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞) (fl. c. 1819-1863). Each of the three sheets contains a different version of the same image, reflecting progressive stages in the woodblock printing process.The print is a portrait of a contemporary kabuki actor in the role of a samurai, and belongs to a series of images of heroes. The print belongs to the permanent collection of the Prince Takamado Gallery of Japanese Art in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Focus on Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) and explain the Print details.

Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paperSize: chūban (中判)Format: 3 ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet printsGenre: kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵), yakusha-e (役者絵) actor print, ōkubi-e (大首絵) large head portraitJapanese title: 「忠烈義士伝」 「加藤与茂七」 [Chūretsu gishiden Katō Yomoshichi]Exhibit title: Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty in 3 versionsDate: c. 1848Inscription: noneSignature: 廣貞 [Hirosada] in upper half along right edgePublisher's mark: none visibleCensor seal: noneDate seal: noneCredit line: none

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Print details of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paperSize: chūban (中判)Format: 3 ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet printsGenre: kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵), yakusha-e (役者絵) actor print, ōkubi-e (大首絵) large head portraitJapanese title: 「忠烈義士伝」 「加藤与茂七」 [Chūretsu gishiden Katō Yomoshichi]Exhibit title: Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty in 3 versionsDate: c. 1848Inscription: noneSignature: 廣貞 [Hirosada] in upper half along right edgePublisher's mark: none visibleCensor seal: noneDate seal: noneCredit line: none

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: How does Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) explain its Print details?

Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paperSize: chūban (中判)Format: 3 ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet printsGenre: kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵), yakusha-e (役者絵) actor print, ōkubi-e (大首絵) large head portraitJapanese title: 「忠烈義士伝」 「加藤与茂七」 [Chūretsu gishiden Katō Yomoshichi]Exhibit title: Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty in 3 versionsDate: c. 1848Inscription: noneSignature: 廣貞 [Hirosada] in upper half along right edgePublisher's mark: none visibleCensor seal: noneDate seal: noneCredit line: none

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Print details discussed?

Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paperSize: chūban (中判)Format: 3 ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet printsGenre: kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵), yakusha-e (役者絵) actor print, ōkubi-e (大首絵) large head portraitJapanese title: 「忠烈義士伝」 「加藤与茂七」 [Chūretsu gishiden Katō Yomoshichi]Exhibit title: Actor Ichikawa Shikō as Katō Yomoshichi from the series Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty in 3 versionsDate: c. 1848Inscription: noneSignature: 廣貞 [Hirosada] in upper half along right edgePublisher's mark: none visibleCensor seal: noneDate seal: noneCredit line: none

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Focus on Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) and explain the Artist.

Despite his status as "the most important and prolific mid-nineteenth century Osaka designer," little is known of Hirosada's personal details. The few biographies listing his life dates identify his birth year as unknown and that of his death as 1864 or 1865. Art historians link his activity to between 1810 and 1865. He has been acknowledged as "the central figure of mid-nineteenth century Osaka printmaking." He was very prolific, producing predominantly kabuki-e and yakusha-e chūban prints. He is particularly known for his ōkubi-e (lit. "large head") portraits of leading Osaka actors such as this print.Hirosada used a number of gō art names throughout his career, including Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞), Konishi Hirosada (小西廣貞) and Utagawa Hirosada (歌川廣貞). He apparently began his career as Hirokuni (廣國/ 広国), switching to Hirosada in mid-1847. Some have suggested that Hirosada and his contemporary Utagawa Sadahiro (歌川貞廣) (fl. 1830-1847) were the same person; however, this remains unproven.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Artist of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Despite his status as "the most important and prolific mid-nineteenth century Osaka designer," little is known of Hirosada's personal details. The few biographies listing his life dates identify his birth year as unknown and that of his death as 1864 or 1865. Art historians link his activity to between 1810 and 1865. He has been acknowledged as "the central figure of mid-nineteenth century Osaka printmaking." He was very prolific, producing predominantly kabuki-e and yakusha-e chūban prints. He is particularly known for his ōkubi-e (lit. "large head") portraits of leading Osaka actors such as this print.Hirosada used a number of gō art names throughout his career, including Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞), Konishi Hirosada (小西廣貞) and Utagawa Hirosada (歌川廣貞). He apparently began his career as Hirokuni (廣國/ 広国), switching to Hirosada in mid-1847. Some have suggested that Hirosada and his contemporary Utagawa Sadahiro (歌川貞廣) (fl. 1830-1847) were the same person; however, this remains unproven.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: How does Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) explain its Artist?

Despite his status as "the most important and prolific mid-nineteenth century Osaka designer," little is known of Hirosada's personal details. The few biographies listing his life dates identify his birth year as unknown and that of his death as 1864 or 1865. Art historians link his activity to between 1810 and 1865. He has been acknowledged as "the central figure of mid-nineteenth century Osaka printmaking." He was very prolific, producing predominantly kabuki-e and yakusha-e chūban prints. He is particularly known for his ōkubi-e (lit. "large head") portraits of leading Osaka actors such as this print.Hirosada used a number of gō art names throughout his career, including Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞), Konishi Hirosada (小西廣貞) and Utagawa Hirosada (歌川廣貞). He apparently began his career as Hirokuni (廣國/ 広国), switching to Hirosada in mid-1847. Some have suggested that Hirosada and his contemporary Utagawa Sadahiro (歌川貞廣) (fl. 1830-1847) were the same person; however, this remains unproven.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Artist discussed?

Despite his status as "the most important and prolific mid-nineteenth century Osaka designer," little is known of Hirosada's personal details. The few biographies listing his life dates identify his birth year as unknown and that of his death as 1864 or 1865. Art historians link his activity to between 1810 and 1865. He has been acknowledged as "the central figure of mid-nineteenth century Osaka printmaking." He was very prolific, producing predominantly kabuki-e and yakusha-e chūban prints. He is particularly known for his ōkubi-e (lit. "large head") portraits of leading Osaka actors such as this print.Hirosada used a number of gō art names throughout his career, including Gosōtei Hirosada (五粽亭廣貞), Konishi Hirosada (小西廣貞) and Utagawa Hirosada (歌川廣貞). He apparently began his career as Hirokuni (廣國/ 広国), switching to Hirosada in mid-1847. Some have suggested that Hirosada and his contemporary Utagawa Sadahiro (歌川貞廣) (fl. 1830-1847) were the same person; however, this remains unproven.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In the context of Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), explain the Ichikawa Shikō III and the Subject.

As with Hirosada, little is known about the personal life of Ichikawa Shikō (市川市紅). He was born the son of a carpenter, but became the student then adopted son of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵). He was known by various names during his career including the following:Stage namesIchikawa Morinosuke II (市川森之助)Ichikawa Danzaburō VI (市川段三郎) (1/1844-1/1846)Ichikawa Shikō III (市川市紅) (1/1846-8/1850)Ichikawa Tōshō (市川当升/ 市川當升) (8/1850-?)Yagō guild nameMikawaya (三河屋)Haimyō poetry nameShikō (市紅)Tōshō (当升/ 當升)The last known mention of his name in print is in 1851, so it is presumed that he died in this year or soon after.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Ichikawa Shikō III about the Subject of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

As with Hirosada, little is known about the personal life of Ichikawa Shikō (市川市紅). He was born the son of a carpenter, but became the student then adopted son of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵). He was known by various names during his career including the following:Stage namesIchikawa Morinosuke II (市川森之助)Ichikawa Danzaburō VI (市川段三郎) (1/1844-1/1846)Ichikawa Shikō III (市川市紅) (1/1846-8/1850)Ichikawa Tōshō (市川当升/ 市川當升) (8/1850-?)Yagō guild nameMikawaya (三河屋)Haimyō poetry nameShikō (市紅)Tōshō (当升/ 當升)The last known mention of his name in print is in 1851, so it is presumed that he died in this year or soon after.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Ichikawa Shikō III of the Subject explained?

As with Hirosada, little is known about the personal life of Ichikawa Shikō (市川市紅). He was born the son of a carpenter, but became the student then adopted son of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵). He was known by various names during his career including the following:Stage namesIchikawa Morinosuke II (市川森之助)Ichikawa Danzaburō VI (市川段三郎) (1/1844-1/1846)Ichikawa Shikō III (市川市紅) (1/1846-8/1850)Ichikawa Tōshō (市川当升/ 市川當升) (8/1850-?)Yagō guild nameMikawaya (三河屋)Haimyō poetry nameShikō (市紅)Tōshō (当升/ 當升)The last known mention of his name in print is in 1851, so it is presumed that he died in this year or soon after.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Ichikawa Shikō III in Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)'s Subject.

As with Hirosada, little is known about the personal life of Ichikawa Shikō (市川市紅). He was born the son of a carpenter, but became the student then adopted son of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danzō V (市川団蔵). He was known by various names during his career including the following:Stage namesIchikawa Morinosuke II (市川森之助)Ichikawa Danzaburō VI (市川段三郎) (1/1844-1/1846)Ichikawa Shikō III (市川市紅) (1/1846-8/1850)Ichikawa Tōshō (市川当升/ 市川當升) (8/1850-?)Yagō guild nameMikawaya (三河屋)Haimyō poetry nameShikō (市紅)Tōshō (当升/ 當升)The last known mention of his name in print is in 1851, so it is presumed that he died in this year or soon after.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In the context of Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), explain the Kanadehon Chūshingura and the Subject.

This print and the several others in the series from which it is taken depict characters from a staging of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵) performed in Osaka in the third month of 1848. The play was originally written for the bunraku puppet theatre by Takeda Izumo II, Miyoshi Shōraku and Namiki Senryū I in 1748, and adapted for kabuki later that year. It remains one of the most famous and popular plays in the kabuki repertoire.A jidaimono historical drama, the play tells the ostensibly true and pervasively enduring story of a 1702 incident known as the Akō Affair, in which 47 loyal retainers of a wronged lord avenged his death then committed ritual seppuku suicide. The story of the 47 ronin has long been repeated and romanticized as an idealization of the bushido ethos, and held particular appeal during the latter half of the Tokugawa era  despite, or perhaps in part due to, strict censorship imposed on re-tellings of the incident by the shogunate.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Kanadehon Chūshingura about the Subject of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

This print and the several others in the series from which it is taken depict characters from a staging of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵) performed in Osaka in the third month of 1848. The play was originally written for the bunraku puppet theatre by Takeda Izumo II, Miyoshi Shōraku and Namiki Senryū I in 1748, and adapted for kabuki later that year. It remains one of the most famous and popular plays in the kabuki repertoire.A jidaimono historical drama, the play tells the ostensibly true and pervasively enduring story of a 1702 incident known as the Akō Affair, in which 47 loyal retainers of a wronged lord avenged his death then committed ritual seppuku suicide. The story of the 47 ronin has long been repeated and romanticized as an idealization of the bushido ethos, and held particular appeal during the latter half of the Tokugawa era  despite, or perhaps in part due to, strict censorship imposed on re-tellings of the incident by the shogunate.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Kanadehon Chūshingura of the Subject explained?

This print and the several others in the series from which it is taken depict characters from a staging of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵) performed in Osaka in the third month of 1848. The play was originally written for the bunraku puppet theatre by Takeda Izumo II, Miyoshi Shōraku and Namiki Senryū I in 1748, and adapted for kabuki later that year. It remains one of the most famous and popular plays in the kabuki repertoire.A jidaimono historical drama, the play tells the ostensibly true and pervasively enduring story of a 1702 incident known as the Akō Affair, in which 47 loyal retainers of a wronged lord avenged his death then committed ritual seppuku suicide. The story of the 47 ronin has long been repeated and romanticized as an idealization of the bushido ethos, and held particular appeal during the latter half of the Tokugawa era  despite, or perhaps in part due to, strict censorship imposed on re-tellings of the incident by the shogunate.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Kanadehon Chūshingura in Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)'s Subject.

This print and the several others in the series from which it is taken depict characters from a staging of the play Kanadehon Chūshingura (仮名手本忠臣蔵) performed in Osaka in the third month of 1848. The play was originally written for the bunraku puppet theatre by Takeda Izumo II, Miyoshi Shōraku and Namiki Senryū I in 1748, and adapted for kabuki later that year. It remains one of the most famous and popular plays in the kabuki repertoire.A jidaimono historical drama, the play tells the ostensibly true and pervasively enduring story of a 1702 incident known as the Akō Affair, in which 47 loyal retainers of a wronged lord avenged his death then committed ritual seppuku suicide. The story of the 47 ronin has long been repeated and romanticized as an idealization of the bushido ethos, and held particular appeal during the latter half of the Tokugawa era  despite, or perhaps in part due to, strict censorship imposed on re-tellings of the incident by the shogunate.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Focus on Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) and explain the Series.

The print belongs to a series of six known prints translated as Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty or The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai. Like the characters from the play depicted in each image from the series, Katō Yomoshichi is one of the loyal retainers of the provincial lord Enya Hangan. The others are as follows:"Actor Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃珏) as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間十太郎)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Ōtaka Gengo (大高源吾)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)"."Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)"."Actor Kataoka Ichizō (片岡市蔵) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)".Hirosada produced multiple albums of this type portraying popular actors of the day as heroic warriors, including 忠孝武勇伝 (Chūka buyūden) ("Tales of Loyalty and Filial Devotion") and 高名武勇伝 (Kōmei buyūden) ("Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown" or "Tales of Renowned Heroes"), both issued in 1848. Doesburg has argued that such collections are attempts to circumvent censorship of kabuki-themed ukiyo-e under the Tenpō Reforms by cloaking the dramatic content within titles suggesting the promotion of moral values and "suggesting that the portraits were actually representations of famous men and women from history and legend".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Series of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

The print belongs to a series of six known prints translated as Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty or The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai. Like the characters from the play depicted in each image from the series, Katō Yomoshichi is one of the loyal retainers of the provincial lord Enya Hangan. The others are as follows:"Actor Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃珏) as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間十太郎)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Ōtaka Gengo (大高源吾)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)"."Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)"."Actor Kataoka Ichizō (片岡市蔵) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)".Hirosada produced multiple albums of this type portraying popular actors of the day as heroic warriors, including 忠孝武勇伝 (Chūka buyūden) ("Tales of Loyalty and Filial Devotion") and 高名武勇伝 (Kōmei buyūden) ("Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown" or "Tales of Renowned Heroes"), both issued in 1848. Doesburg has argued that such collections are attempts to circumvent censorship of kabuki-themed ukiyo-e under the Tenpō Reforms by cloaking the dramatic content within titles suggesting the promotion of moral values and "suggesting that the portraits were actually representations of famous men and women from history and legend".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: How does Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) explain its Series?

The print belongs to a series of six known prints translated as Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty or The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai. Like the characters from the play depicted in each image from the series, Katō Yomoshichi is one of the loyal retainers of the provincial lord Enya Hangan. The others are as follows:"Actor Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃珏) as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間十太郎)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Ōtaka Gengo (大高源吾)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)"."Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)"."Actor Kataoka Ichizō (片岡市蔵) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)".Hirosada produced multiple albums of this type portraying popular actors of the day as heroic warriors, including 忠孝武勇伝 (Chūka buyūden) ("Tales of Loyalty and Filial Devotion") and 高名武勇伝 (Kōmei buyūden) ("Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown" or "Tales of Renowned Heroes"), both issued in 1848. Doesburg has argued that such collections are attempts to circumvent censorship of kabuki-themed ukiyo-e under the Tenpō Reforms by cloaking the dramatic content within titles suggesting the promotion of moral values and "suggesting that the portraits were actually representations of famous men and women from history and legend".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Series discussed?

The print belongs to a series of six known prints translated as Tales of Retainers of Unswerving Loyalty or The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai. Like the characters from the play depicted in each image from the series, Katō Yomoshichi is one of the loyal retainers of the provincial lord Enya Hangan. The others are as follows:"Actor Arashi Rikaku II (嵐璃珏) as Yazama Jūtarō (矢間十太郎)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Ōtaka Gengo (大高源吾)"."Actor Jitsukawa Enzaburō (実川延三郎) as Hayano Kanpei (早野勘平)"."Actor Ichikawa Ebizō V (市川海老蔵) as Ōboshi Yuranosuke (大星由良之助)"."Actor Kataoka Ichizō (片岡市蔵) as Teraoka Heiemon (寺岡平右衛門)".Hirosada produced multiple albums of this type portraying popular actors of the day as heroic warriors, including 忠孝武勇伝 (Chūka buyūden) ("Tales of Loyalty and Filial Devotion") and 高名武勇伝 (Kōmei buyūden) ("Tales of Brave Warriors of Renown" or "Tales of Renowned Heroes"), both issued in 1848. Doesburg has argued that such collections are attempts to circumvent censorship of kabuki-themed ukiyo-e under the Tenpō Reforms by cloaking the dramatic content within titles suggesting the promotion of moral values and "suggesting that the portraits were actually representations of famous men and women from history and legend".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In the context of Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), explain the Kamigata-e and the Medium and genre.

Gosōtei Hirosada's works are categorized as kamigata-e (上方絵), a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Gaining prominence about a century after the emergence of ukiyo-e in Edo, kamigata-e were predominantly kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵) (images of kabuki actors), and were produced almost exclusively by amateur "talented kabuki fans" promoting their favourite actors.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Kamigata-e about the Medium and genre of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Gosōtei Hirosada's works are categorized as kamigata-e (上方絵), a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Gaining prominence about a century after the emergence of ukiyo-e in Edo, kamigata-e were predominantly kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵) (images of kabuki actors), and were produced almost exclusively by amateur "talented kabuki fans" promoting their favourite actors.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Kamigata-e of the Medium and genre explained?

Gosōtei Hirosada's works are categorized as kamigata-e (上方絵), a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Gaining prominence about a century after the emergence of ukiyo-e in Edo, kamigata-e were predominantly kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵) (images of kabuki actors), and were produced almost exclusively by amateur "talented kabuki fans" promoting their favourite actors.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Kamigata-e in Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)'s Medium and genre.

Gosōtei Hirosada's works are categorized as kamigata-e (上方絵), a term used to distinguish prints produced in the Kamigata area (Kyoto and Osaka) from those produced in Edo. Gaining prominence about a century after the emergence of ukiyo-e in Edo, kamigata-e were predominantly kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵) (images of kabuki actors), and were produced almost exclusively by amateur "talented kabuki fans" promoting their favourite actors.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In the context of Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), explain the Kabuki-e and the Medium and genre.

Literally 'kabuki pictures', kabuki-e began to be produced in Edo in the late seventeenth century. As kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, which in turn led to the yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. Further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, and shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Kabuki-e about the Medium and genre of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Literally 'kabuki pictures', kabuki-e began to be produced in Edo in the late seventeenth century. As kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, which in turn led to the yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. Further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, and shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Kabuki-e of the Medium and genre explained?

Literally 'kabuki pictures', kabuki-e began to be produced in Edo in the late seventeenth century. As kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, which in turn led to the yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. Further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, and shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Kabuki-e in Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)'s Medium and genre.

Literally 'kabuki pictures', kabuki-e began to be produced in Edo in the late seventeenth century. As kabuki grew in popularity, stars emerged, which in turn led to the yakusha-e (役者絵) (actor print) subgenre. Further subgenres of yakusha-e include ōkubi-e (大首絵) bust portraits, zenshin-zu (全身図) full-length portraits, mitate-e (見立絵) parody pictures, and shini-e (死に絵) death portraits.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In the context of Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), explain the Ōkubi-e and the Medium and genre.

Ōkubi-e prints, also known as ōgao-e (大顔絵), are close-up ukiyo-e head shots of actors or beautiful women. Hirosada's print bears many of the typical marks of this genre including the plain background, the dramatic posing of the hands and arms, and the emphasis on facial features and make-up. Hirosada is particularly associated with this genre of print due to both the number and quality of works of this type that he produced.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Ōkubi-e about the Medium and genre of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Ōkubi-e prints, also known as ōgao-e (大顔絵), are close-up ukiyo-e head shots of actors or beautiful women. Hirosada's print bears many of the typical marks of this genre including the plain background, the dramatic posing of the hands and arms, and the emphasis on facial features and make-up. Hirosada is particularly associated with this genre of print due to both the number and quality of works of this type that he produced.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Ōkubi-e of the Medium and genre explained?

Ōkubi-e prints, also known as ōgao-e (大顔絵), are close-up ukiyo-e head shots of actors or beautiful women. Hirosada's print bears many of the typical marks of this genre including the plain background, the dramatic posing of the hands and arms, and the emphasis on facial features and make-up. Hirosada is particularly associated with this genre of print due to both the number and quality of works of this type that he produced.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Describe the characteristics of the Ōkubi-e in Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada)'s Medium and genre.

Ōkubi-e prints, also known as ōgao-e (大顔絵), are close-up ukiyo-e head shots of actors or beautiful women. Hirosada's print bears many of the typical marks of this genre including the plain background, the dramatic posing of the hands and arms, and the emphasis on facial features and make-up. Hirosada is particularly associated with this genre of print due to both the number and quality of works of this type that he produced.

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Focus on Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) and explain the Copies in other collections.

Art Research Centre, Ritsumeikan University. "忠烈義士伝 加藤与茂七".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Actor Ichikawa Shikô II as Katô Yomoshichi, from the series The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Chûretsu gishi den)".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: Explain the Copies in other collections of this artwork, Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada).

Art Research Centre, Ritsumeikan University. "忠烈義士伝 加藤与茂七".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Actor Ichikawa Shikô II as Katô Yomoshichi, from the series The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Chûretsu gishi den)".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: How does Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) explain its Copies in other collections?

Art Research Centre, Ritsumeikan University. "忠烈義士伝 加藤与茂七".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Actor Ichikawa Shikô II as Katô Yomoshichi, from the series The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Chûretsu gishi den)".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Prompt: In Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada), how is the Copies in other collections discussed?

Art Research Centre, Ritsumeikan University. "忠烈義士伝 加藤与茂七".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Actor Ichikawa Shikô II as Katô Yomoshichi, from the series The Exemplary Loyalty of the Faithful Samurai (Chûretsu gishi den)".

Actor Arashi Rikan II as Osome (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

File:Actor Ichikawa Shiko as Kato Yomoshichi (Gosotei Hirosada) 02.jpg

Character name cartouche (l) and series title (r) detail

View of Tempōzan Park in Naniwa (Gochōtei Sadamasu)

Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I (Gochōtei Sadamasu II)

Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)

Three Travellers before a Waterfall (Ryūsai Shigeharu)

Actor Nakamura Shikan II as Satake Shinjuro (Shungyosai Hokusei)


Homage to King

Prompt: Focus on Homage to King and explain the abstract.

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.

Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights movement in popular culture

Category:Steel sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)

List of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)


Homage to King

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Homage to King.

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.

Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights movement in popular culture

Category:Steel sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)

List of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)


Homage to King

Prompt: How does Homage to King explain its abstract?

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.

Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights movement in popular culture

Category:Steel sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)

List of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)


Homage to King

Prompt: In Homage to King, how is the abstract discussed?

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.

Category:Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights movement in popular culture

Category:Steel sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)

List of memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state)


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Focus on Spirit Keeper and explain the abstract.

Spirit Keeper, a public sculpture by American artist Steve Wooldridge, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. Spirit Keeper is a steel sculpture installed here in 2007. It is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Spirit Keeper.

Spirit Keeper, a public sculpture by American artist Steve Wooldridge, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. Spirit Keeper is a steel sculpture installed here in 2007. It is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: How does Spirit Keeper explain its abstract?

Spirit Keeper, a public sculpture by American artist Steve Wooldridge, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. Spirit Keeper is a steel sculpture installed here in 2007. It is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: In Spirit Keeper, how is the abstract discussed?

Spirit Keeper, a public sculpture by American artist Steve Wooldridge, is located on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, which is near downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpture is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. Spirit Keeper is a steel sculpture installed here in 2007. It is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Focus on Spirit Keeper and explain the Description.

Spirit Keeper is a stainless steel abstract sculpture consisting of a leaf-shaped form perched atop a form that is rectangular at the bottom at narrow at the top. These two pieces are welded together to create the sculpture. The entire sculpture is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.  The surfaces of the sculpture are shiny stainless steel but have been lightly sanded to create a pattern in the steel. There is an inscription on the proper left side of the sculpture in the lower proper right corner, which reads "SPIRIT KEEPER, S. WOOLDRIDGE, 2007."The sculpture's design was approved by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University on September 21, 2007. It was donated to IUPUI by Norma Winkler. Prior to its installation on campus, the sculpture had originally been displayed outside of Norma Winkler's private home in IndianapolisIt is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. The design was approved in 2007, but it is unclear when it was actually installed.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Explain the Description of this artwork, Spirit Keeper.

Spirit Keeper is a stainless steel abstract sculpture consisting of a leaf-shaped form perched atop a form that is rectangular at the bottom at narrow at the top. These two pieces are welded together to create the sculpture. The entire sculpture is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.  The surfaces of the sculpture are shiny stainless steel but have been lightly sanded to create a pattern in the steel. There is an inscription on the proper left side of the sculpture in the lower proper right corner, which reads "SPIRIT KEEPER, S. WOOLDRIDGE, 2007."The sculpture's design was approved by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University on September 21, 2007. It was donated to IUPUI by Norma Winkler. Prior to its installation on campus, the sculpture had originally been displayed outside of Norma Winkler's private home in IndianapolisIt is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. The design was approved in 2007, but it is unclear when it was actually installed.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: How does Spirit Keeper explain its Description?

Spirit Keeper is a stainless steel abstract sculpture consisting of a leaf-shaped form perched atop a form that is rectangular at the bottom at narrow at the top. These two pieces are welded together to create the sculpture. The entire sculpture is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.  The surfaces of the sculpture are shiny stainless steel but have been lightly sanded to create a pattern in the steel. There is an inscription on the proper left side of the sculpture in the lower proper right corner, which reads "SPIRIT KEEPER, S. WOOLDRIDGE, 2007."The sculpture's design was approved by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University on September 21, 2007. It was donated to IUPUI by Norma Winkler. Prior to its installation on campus, the sculpture had originally been displayed outside of Norma Winkler's private home in IndianapolisIt is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. The design was approved in 2007, but it is unclear when it was actually installed.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: In Spirit Keeper, how is the Description discussed?

Spirit Keeper is a stainless steel abstract sculpture consisting of a leaf-shaped form perched atop a form that is rectangular at the bottom at narrow at the top. These two pieces are welded together to create the sculpture. The entire sculpture is 78 inches tall and sits on a metal base 40 inches square, which is bolted to a cement slab.  The surfaces of the sculpture are shiny stainless steel but have been lightly sanded to create a pattern in the steel. There is an inscription on the proper left side of the sculpture in the lower proper right corner, which reads "SPIRIT KEEPER, S. WOOLDRIDGE, 2007."The sculpture's design was approved by the Board of Trustees of Indiana University on September 21, 2007. It was donated to IUPUI by Norma Winkler. Prior to its installation on campus, the sculpture had originally been displayed outside of Norma Winkler's private home in IndianapolisIt is located in front of IUPUI's HITS building near the Creation Café at 337 West 11th Street. The design was approved in 2007, but it is unclear when it was actually installed.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Focus on Spirit Keeper and explain the Inspiration.

The Winkler family had been the principal owners of Rock Island Refinery on the city's northwest side. After the plant was sold to Marathon Oil Company in the early 1980s, Wooldridge salvaged the stainless steel used for the sculpture from dismantled portions of the refinery. The sculpture's inspiration was a large flare in the center of the plant that burned 24 hours a day, burning off lighter byproducts of refined crude that had no commercial use. The iconic flare could be seen burning at night from a great distance. Wooldridge's sculpture is meant to freeze the dancing movement and ever-changing look of that burning flame.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Explain the Inspiration of this artwork, Spirit Keeper.

The Winkler family had been the principal owners of Rock Island Refinery on the city's northwest side. After the plant was sold to Marathon Oil Company in the early 1980s, Wooldridge salvaged the stainless steel used for the sculpture from dismantled portions of the refinery. The sculpture's inspiration was a large flare in the center of the plant that burned 24 hours a day, burning off lighter byproducts of refined crude that had no commercial use. The iconic flare could be seen burning at night from a great distance. Wooldridge's sculpture is meant to freeze the dancing movement and ever-changing look of that burning flame.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: How does Spirit Keeper explain its Inspiration?

The Winkler family had been the principal owners of Rock Island Refinery on the city's northwest side. After the plant was sold to Marathon Oil Company in the early 1980s, Wooldridge salvaged the stainless steel used for the sculpture from dismantled portions of the refinery. The sculpture's inspiration was a large flare in the center of the plant that burned 24 hours a day, burning off lighter byproducts of refined crude that had no commercial use. The iconic flare could be seen burning at night from a great distance. Wooldridge's sculpture is meant to freeze the dancing movement and ever-changing look of that burning flame.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: In Spirit Keeper, how is the Inspiration discussed?

The Winkler family had been the principal owners of Rock Island Refinery on the city's northwest side. After the plant was sold to Marathon Oil Company in the early 1980s, Wooldridge salvaged the stainless steel used for the sculpture from dismantled portions of the refinery. The sculpture's inspiration was a large flare in the center of the plant that burned 24 hours a day, burning off lighter byproducts of refined crude that had no commercial use. The iconic flare could be seen burning at night from a great distance. Wooldridge's sculpture is meant to freeze the dancing movement and ever-changing look of that burning flame.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Focus on Spirit Keeper and explain the Artist.

Steve Wooldridge specializes in abstract and minimalist site-specific sculpture. He was born in Sheridan, Indiana and studied 3D Design and Sculpture at the Dayton Art Institute and sculpture technique at what was then the Herron Art Institute, now the Herron School of Art, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Sculpture. He has extensive experience in welding, fabrication and finishing of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, and exotic alloys through training with the US Navy. Wooldridge is a member of the Artist Blacksmith’s Association of North America.  Fifty-two pieces of his blacksmithing work were exhibited at the Wells County Creative Art Center in Bluffton, Indiana during their “Forged Art! The Art of Blacksmithing” exhibit in 2007.  In 1971, Wooldridge completed a sculpture of the 38th Infantry "Cyclone" Division of the Indiana National Guard to be exhibited in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Another one of Wooldridge’s sculptures, Zephyr, is also located on the IUPUI campus.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Explain the Artist of this artwork, Spirit Keeper.

Steve Wooldridge specializes in abstract and minimalist site-specific sculpture. He was born in Sheridan, Indiana and studied 3D Design and Sculpture at the Dayton Art Institute and sculpture technique at what was then the Herron Art Institute, now the Herron School of Art, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Sculpture. He has extensive experience in welding, fabrication and finishing of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, and exotic alloys through training with the US Navy. Wooldridge is a member of the Artist Blacksmith’s Association of North America.  Fifty-two pieces of his blacksmithing work were exhibited at the Wells County Creative Art Center in Bluffton, Indiana during their “Forged Art! The Art of Blacksmithing” exhibit in 2007.  In 1971, Wooldridge completed a sculpture of the 38th Infantry "Cyclone" Division of the Indiana National Guard to be exhibited in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Another one of Wooldridge’s sculptures, Zephyr, is also located on the IUPUI campus.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: How does Spirit Keeper explain its Artist?

Steve Wooldridge specializes in abstract and minimalist site-specific sculpture. He was born in Sheridan, Indiana and studied 3D Design and Sculpture at the Dayton Art Institute and sculpture technique at what was then the Herron Art Institute, now the Herron School of Art, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Sculpture. He has extensive experience in welding, fabrication and finishing of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, and exotic alloys through training with the US Navy. Wooldridge is a member of the Artist Blacksmith’s Association of North America.  Fifty-two pieces of his blacksmithing work were exhibited at the Wells County Creative Art Center in Bluffton, Indiana during their “Forged Art! The Art of Blacksmithing” exhibit in 2007.  In 1971, Wooldridge completed a sculpture of the 38th Infantry "Cyclone" Division of the Indiana National Guard to be exhibited in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Another one of Wooldridge’s sculptures, Zephyr, is also located on the IUPUI campus.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: In Spirit Keeper, how is the Artist discussed?

Steve Wooldridge specializes in abstract and minimalist site-specific sculpture. He was born in Sheridan, Indiana and studied 3D Design and Sculpture at the Dayton Art Institute and sculpture technique at what was then the Herron Art Institute, now the Herron School of Art, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Sculpture. He has extensive experience in welding, fabrication and finishing of ferrous, non-ferrous metals, and exotic alloys through training with the US Navy. Wooldridge is a member of the Artist Blacksmith’s Association of North America.  Fifty-two pieces of his blacksmithing work were exhibited at the Wells County Creative Art Center in Bluffton, Indiana during their “Forged Art! The Art of Blacksmithing” exhibit in 2007.  In 1971, Wooldridge completed a sculpture of the 38th Infantry "Cyclone" Division of the Indiana National Guard to be exhibited in the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza. Another one of Wooldridge’s sculptures, Zephyr, is also located on the IUPUI campus.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Focus on Spirit Keeper and explain the Documentation.

A Museum Studies course at IUPUI recently undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of 40 outdoor sculptures on the university campus. Spirit Keeper was included in this movement. This documentation was influenced by the successful Save Outdoor Sculpture! 1989 campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers nationwide have cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: Explain the Documentation of this artwork, Spirit Keeper.

A Museum Studies course at IUPUI recently undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of 40 outdoor sculptures on the university campus. Spirit Keeper was included in this movement. This documentation was influenced by the successful Save Outdoor Sculpture! 1989 campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers nationwide have cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: How does Spirit Keeper explain its Documentation?

A Museum Studies course at IUPUI recently undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of 40 outdoor sculptures on the university campus. Spirit Keeper was included in this movement. This documentation was influenced by the successful Save Outdoor Sculpture! 1989 campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers nationwide have cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Spirit Keeper

Prompt: In Spirit Keeper, how is the Documentation discussed?

A Museum Studies course at IUPUI recently undertook the project of researching and reporting on the condition of 40 outdoor sculptures on the university campus. Spirit Keeper was included in this movement. This documentation was influenced by the successful Save Outdoor Sculpture! 1989 campaign organized by Heritage Preservation: The National Institute of Conservation partnered with the Smithsonian Institution, specifically the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Throughout the 1990s, over 7,000 volunteers nationwide have cataloged and assessed the condition of over 30,000 publicly accessible statues, monuments, and sculptures installed as outdoor public art across the United States.

Category:Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Public Art Collection

Category:Stainless steel sculptures in the United States

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

Category:Outdoor sculptures in Indianapolis

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis


Venus and Amor

Prompt: Focus on Venus and Amor and explain the abstract.

Venus and Amor (also known as Venus and Cupid) is painting by Hans Holbein the Youngers workshop and is the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. It was assumed for a long time to be painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, but research showed that this could not be possible. It was discovered that the painter had used a sort of carbon paper with the contours of the already existing Laïs and used it to transfer those contours in reverse on the new portrait he was to paint of Venus.As the portrait is dated 1526, the year of Holbein's departure from Basel, it is assumed that it was painted between 1526 and 1528, the years Holbein stayed in London. The painting depicts the Roman goddess of love, Venus, with her son Amor (Cupid) and the model is believed to be either Magdalena Offenburg or her daughter Dorothea. They are shown in front of a large hanging green curtain and behind a low parapet. Venus is depicted with an open gesture and sincere gaze. Cupid is seen climbing onto the parapet while holding love's arrow in his left hand. He has red-orange hair, rendered in the same colouring and tone of the rich cloth sleeves covering his mother's upper arms.Such influences can be seen in the gesture of Venus, whose pose closely echoes that of Jesus in Leonardo's 1498 Last Supper. In addition, her long, oval, idealised face seems closely modelled on Leonardo's depictions of the Virgin Mary.Leonardesque portrait painting was very popular across northern Europe during the 1520s, and it is generally believed that a number of Holbein's works were direct attempts to gain favour from potential wealthy patrons. The art historians Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener wrote in 1999 that, as with the artist's similar Lais of Corinth, Venus' open hand is "stretched towards the beholder and prospective collector." The work was first mentioned after it came into the possession of the collector Basilius Amerbach in 1578 as a gift from his cousin, Franz Rechburger. Amerbach's inventory records that it began as a portrait of a lady from the Offenburg family, however, this claim has not been substantiated by art historians.

Category:Paintings in the Kunstmuseum Basel

''[[Lais of Corinth (Hans Holbein the Younger)

Detail of ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)

File:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16 (Jesus cropped).jpg

File:Lais of Corinth, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg


Venus and Amor

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Venus and Amor.

Venus and Amor (also known as Venus and Cupid) is painting by Hans Holbein the Youngers workshop and is the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. It was assumed for a long time to be painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, but research showed that this could not be possible. It was discovered that the painter had used a sort of carbon paper with the contours of the already existing Laïs and used it to transfer those contours in reverse on the new portrait he was to paint of Venus.As the portrait is dated 1526, the year of Holbein's departure from Basel, it is assumed that it was painted between 1526 and 1528, the years Holbein stayed in London. The painting depicts the Roman goddess of love, Venus, with her son Amor (Cupid) and the model is believed to be either Magdalena Offenburg or her daughter Dorothea. They are shown in front of a large hanging green curtain and behind a low parapet. Venus is depicted with an open gesture and sincere gaze. Cupid is seen climbing onto the parapet while holding love's arrow in his left hand. He has red-orange hair, rendered in the same colouring and tone of the rich cloth sleeves covering his mother's upper arms.Such influences can be seen in the gesture of Venus, whose pose closely echoes that of Jesus in Leonardo's 1498 Last Supper. In addition, her long, oval, idealised face seems closely modelled on Leonardo's depictions of the Virgin Mary.Leonardesque portrait painting was very popular across northern Europe during the 1520s, and it is generally believed that a number of Holbein's works were direct attempts to gain favour from potential wealthy patrons. The art historians Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener wrote in 1999 that, as with the artist's similar Lais of Corinth, Venus' open hand is "stretched towards the beholder and prospective collector." The work was first mentioned after it came into the possession of the collector Basilius Amerbach in 1578 as a gift from his cousin, Franz Rechburger. Amerbach's inventory records that it began as a portrait of a lady from the Offenburg family, however, this claim has not been substantiated by art historians.

Category:Paintings in the Kunstmuseum Basel

''[[Lais of Corinth (Hans Holbein the Younger)

Detail of ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)

File:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16 (Jesus cropped).jpg

File:Lais of Corinth, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg


Venus and Amor

Prompt: How does Venus and Amor explain its abstract?

Venus and Amor (also known as Venus and Cupid) is painting by Hans Holbein the Youngers workshop and is the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. It was assumed for a long time to be painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, but research showed that this could not be possible. It was discovered that the painter had used a sort of carbon paper with the contours of the already existing Laïs and used it to transfer those contours in reverse on the new portrait he was to paint of Venus.As the portrait is dated 1526, the year of Holbein's departure from Basel, it is assumed that it was painted between 1526 and 1528, the years Holbein stayed in London. The painting depicts the Roman goddess of love, Venus, with her son Amor (Cupid) and the model is believed to be either Magdalena Offenburg or her daughter Dorothea. They are shown in front of a large hanging green curtain and behind a low parapet. Venus is depicted with an open gesture and sincere gaze. Cupid is seen climbing onto the parapet while holding love's arrow in his left hand. He has red-orange hair, rendered in the same colouring and tone of the rich cloth sleeves covering his mother's upper arms.Such influences can be seen in the gesture of Venus, whose pose closely echoes that of Jesus in Leonardo's 1498 Last Supper. In addition, her long, oval, idealised face seems closely modelled on Leonardo's depictions of the Virgin Mary.Leonardesque portrait painting was very popular across northern Europe during the 1520s, and it is generally believed that a number of Holbein's works were direct attempts to gain favour from potential wealthy patrons. The art historians Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener wrote in 1999 that, as with the artist's similar Lais of Corinth, Venus' open hand is "stretched towards the beholder and prospective collector." The work was first mentioned after it came into the possession of the collector Basilius Amerbach in 1578 as a gift from his cousin, Franz Rechburger. Amerbach's inventory records that it began as a portrait of a lady from the Offenburg family, however, this claim has not been substantiated by art historians.

Category:Paintings in the Kunstmuseum Basel

''[[Lais of Corinth (Hans Holbein the Younger)

Detail of ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)

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Venus and Amor

Prompt: In Venus and Amor, how is the abstract discussed?

Venus and Amor (also known as Venus and Cupid) is painting by Hans Holbein the Youngers workshop and is the collection of the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland. It was assumed for a long time to be painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, but research showed that this could not be possible. It was discovered that the painter had used a sort of carbon paper with the contours of the already existing Laïs and used it to transfer those contours in reverse on the new portrait he was to paint of Venus.As the portrait is dated 1526, the year of Holbein's departure from Basel, it is assumed that it was painted between 1526 and 1528, the years Holbein stayed in London. The painting depicts the Roman goddess of love, Venus, with her son Amor (Cupid) and the model is believed to be either Magdalena Offenburg or her daughter Dorothea. They are shown in front of a large hanging green curtain and behind a low parapet. Venus is depicted with an open gesture and sincere gaze. Cupid is seen climbing onto the parapet while holding love's arrow in his left hand. He has red-orange hair, rendered in the same colouring and tone of the rich cloth sleeves covering his mother's upper arms.Such influences can be seen in the gesture of Venus, whose pose closely echoes that of Jesus in Leonardo's 1498 Last Supper. In addition, her long, oval, idealised face seems closely modelled on Leonardo's depictions of the Virgin Mary.Leonardesque portrait painting was very popular across northern Europe during the 1520s, and it is generally believed that a number of Holbein's works were direct attempts to gain favour from potential wealthy patrons. The art historians Oskar Bätschmann and Pascal Griener wrote in 1999 that, as with the artist's similar Lais of Corinth, Venus' open hand is "stretched towards the beholder and prospective collector." The work was first mentioned after it came into the possession of the collector Basilius Amerbach in 1578 as a gift from his cousin, Franz Rechburger. Amerbach's inventory records that it began as a portrait of a lady from the Offenburg family, however, this claim has not been substantiated by art historians.

Category:Paintings in the Kunstmuseum Basel

''[[Lais of Corinth (Hans Holbein the Younger)

Detail of ''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)

File:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16 (Jesus cropped).jpg

File:Lais of Corinth, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg


Löwenkämpfer

Prompt: Focus on Löwenkämpfer and explain the abstract.

Löwenkämpfer (The Lion Fighter) is an 1858 bronze equestrian statue by Albert Wolff, installed outside the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany. An 1892 copy stands in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The companion piece is Amazone zu Pferde, also installed outside the Altes Museum.

Category:1858 establishments in the German Confederation


Löwenkämpfer

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Löwenkämpfer.

Löwenkämpfer (The Lion Fighter) is an 1858 bronze equestrian statue by Albert Wolff, installed outside the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany. An 1892 copy stands in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The companion piece is Amazone zu Pferde, also installed outside the Altes Museum.

Category:1858 establishments in the German Confederation


Löwenkämpfer

Prompt: How does Löwenkämpfer explain its abstract?

Löwenkämpfer (The Lion Fighter) is an 1858 bronze equestrian statue by Albert Wolff, installed outside the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany. An 1892 copy stands in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The companion piece is Amazone zu Pferde, also installed outside the Altes Museum.

Category:1858 establishments in the German Confederation


Löwenkämpfer

Prompt: In Löwenkämpfer, how is the abstract discussed?

Löwenkämpfer (The Lion Fighter) is an 1858 bronze equestrian statue by Albert Wolff, installed outside the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany. An 1892 copy stands in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The companion piece is Amazone zu Pferde, also installed outside the Altes Museum.

Category:1858 establishments in the German Confederation


Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico)

Prompt: Focus on Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico) and explain the abstract.

The Deposition from the Cross is a painting of the Deposition of Christ by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed between 1432 and 1434. It is now housed in the National Museum of San Marco, Florence.Giorgio Vasari described it as appearing to have been "painted by a saint or an angel".Angelico intervened to complete this altarpiece when it had been already begun by Lorenzo Monaco for the Strozzi Chapel in the Florentine church of Santa Trinita. It portrays Christ supported by several people, with Mary Magdalene kissing his feet, as a symbol of human repentance. A figure on the right, with a red hat, is showing the cross's nails and the crown of thorns, symbols of passion and sacrifice.Mary, wearing a dark dress, is shown  in the traditional gesture of keeping hands joined.

Category:Paintings of the Descent from the Cross

Category:Paintings in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco


Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico)

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico).

The Deposition from the Cross is a painting of the Deposition of Christ by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed between 1432 and 1434. It is now housed in the National Museum of San Marco, Florence.Giorgio Vasari described it as appearing to have been "painted by a saint or an angel".Angelico intervened to complete this altarpiece when it had been already begun by Lorenzo Monaco for the Strozzi Chapel in the Florentine church of Santa Trinita. It portrays Christ supported by several people, with Mary Magdalene kissing his feet, as a symbol of human repentance. A figure on the right, with a red hat, is showing the cross's nails and the crown of thorns, symbols of passion and sacrifice.Mary, wearing a dark dress, is shown  in the traditional gesture of keeping hands joined.

Category:Paintings of the Descent from the Cross

Category:Paintings in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco


Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico)

Prompt: How does Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico) explain its abstract?

The Deposition from the Cross is a painting of the Deposition of Christ by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed between 1432 and 1434. It is now housed in the National Museum of San Marco, Florence.Giorgio Vasari described it as appearing to have been "painted by a saint or an angel".Angelico intervened to complete this altarpiece when it had been already begun by Lorenzo Monaco for the Strozzi Chapel in the Florentine church of Santa Trinita. It portrays Christ supported by several people, with Mary Magdalene kissing his feet, as a symbol of human repentance. A figure on the right, with a red hat, is showing the cross's nails and the crown of thorns, symbols of passion and sacrifice.Mary, wearing a dark dress, is shown  in the traditional gesture of keeping hands joined.

Category:Paintings of the Descent from the Cross

Category:Paintings in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco


Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico)

Prompt: In Deposition of Christ (Fra Angelico), how is the abstract discussed?

The Deposition from the Cross is a painting of the Deposition of Christ by the Italian Renaissance master Fra Angelico, executed between 1432 and 1434. It is now housed in the National Museum of San Marco, Florence.Giorgio Vasari described it as appearing to have been "painted by a saint or an angel".Angelico intervened to complete this altarpiece when it had been already begun by Lorenzo Monaco for the Strozzi Chapel in the Florentine church of Santa Trinita. It portrays Christ supported by several people, with Mary Magdalene kissing his feet, as a symbol of human repentance. A figure on the right, with a red hat, is showing the cross's nails and the crown of thorns, symbols of passion and sacrifice.Mary, wearing a dark dress, is shown  in the traditional gesture of keeping hands joined.

Category:Paintings of the Descent from the Cross

Category:Paintings in the Museo Nazionale di San Marco


Larmes

Prompt: Focus on Larmes and explain the abstract.

Larmes, or Tears; aka Larmes de Verre, in English, Glass Tears, is a black and white photograph created between 1930 and 1932 by the American photographer Man Ray. The image was published in the December 1935 issue of the surrealist art magazine Minotaure, though a similar image of a single eye had appeared in a 1934 book of Ray's photographs. A print of Larmes is held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in California.The photograph is an extreme close-up of a woman's upturned face with glass droplets placed on her cheeks to imitate tears. Differing interpretations have been given for the meaning of the photograph. Art historian Erin C. Garcia wrote that Ray "emulated the melodrama that compensated for the lack of dialogue in silent films" in Larmes and likened the model's eyes to "insect-like creatures with hundreds of legs", and another critic wondered whether the image was "ridiculing female crocodile tears, or pouring scorn on the men who are taken in by such sentimentalism".A 1995 sale of Larmes valued the image at between $200,000 and $250,000.

Category:Photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museum

List of photographs considered the most important


Larmes

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Larmes.

Larmes, or Tears; aka Larmes de Verre, in English, Glass Tears, is a black and white photograph created between 1930 and 1932 by the American photographer Man Ray. The image was published in the December 1935 issue of the surrealist art magazine Minotaure, though a similar image of a single eye had appeared in a 1934 book of Ray's photographs. A print of Larmes is held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in California.The photograph is an extreme close-up of a woman's upturned face with glass droplets placed on her cheeks to imitate tears. Differing interpretations have been given for the meaning of the photograph. Art historian Erin C. Garcia wrote that Ray "emulated the melodrama that compensated for the lack of dialogue in silent films" in Larmes and likened the model's eyes to "insect-like creatures with hundreds of legs", and another critic wondered whether the image was "ridiculing female crocodile tears, or pouring scorn on the men who are taken in by such sentimentalism".A 1995 sale of Larmes valued the image at between $200,000 and $250,000.

Category:Photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museum

List of photographs considered the most important


Larmes

Prompt: How does Larmes explain its abstract?

Larmes, or Tears; aka Larmes de Verre, in English, Glass Tears, is a black and white photograph created between 1930 and 1932 by the American photographer Man Ray. The image was published in the December 1935 issue of the surrealist art magazine Minotaure, though a similar image of a single eye had appeared in a 1934 book of Ray's photographs. A print of Larmes is held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in California.The photograph is an extreme close-up of a woman's upturned face with glass droplets placed on her cheeks to imitate tears. Differing interpretations have been given for the meaning of the photograph. Art historian Erin C. Garcia wrote that Ray "emulated the melodrama that compensated for the lack of dialogue in silent films" in Larmes and likened the model's eyes to "insect-like creatures with hundreds of legs", and another critic wondered whether the image was "ridiculing female crocodile tears, or pouring scorn on the men who are taken in by such sentimentalism".A 1995 sale of Larmes valued the image at between $200,000 and $250,000.

Category:Photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museum

List of photographs considered the most important


Larmes

Prompt: In Larmes, how is the abstract discussed?

Larmes, or Tears; aka Larmes de Verre, in English, Glass Tears, is a black and white photograph created between 1930 and 1932 by the American photographer Man Ray. The image was published in the December 1935 issue of the surrealist art magazine Minotaure, though a similar image of a single eye had appeared in a 1934 book of Ray's photographs. A print of Larmes is held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in California.The photograph is an extreme close-up of a woman's upturned face with glass droplets placed on her cheeks to imitate tears. Differing interpretations have been given for the meaning of the photograph. Art historian Erin C. Garcia wrote that Ray "emulated the melodrama that compensated for the lack of dialogue in silent films" in Larmes and likened the model's eyes to "insect-like creatures with hundreds of legs", and another critic wondered whether the image was "ridiculing female crocodile tears, or pouring scorn on the men who are taken in by such sentimentalism".A 1995 sale of Larmes valued the image at between $200,000 and $250,000.

Category:Photographs in the J. Paul Getty Museum

List of photographs considered the most important


Ivar Feeding the Gulls

Prompt: Focus on Ivar Feeding the Gulls and explain the abstract.

Ivar Feeding the Gulls is an outdoor 1988 bronze and aluminum sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed outside Ivar's Fish Bar by Pier 54, along Seattle's Waterfront in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue depicts Ivar Haglund, who founded the restaurant, feeding French fries to gulls. It was donated by a group of friends; their names are inscribed on the back of the chair.

Category:Sculptures of birds in Washington (state)

Category:Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)

Category:1988 establishments in Washington (state)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Seattle

Category:Sculptures of men in Washington (state)

Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)


Ivar Feeding the Gulls

Prompt: Explain the abstract of this artwork, Ivar Feeding the Gulls.

Ivar Feeding the Gulls is an outdoor 1988 bronze and aluminum sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed outside Ivar's Fish Bar by Pier 54, along Seattle's Waterfront in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue depicts Ivar Haglund, who founded the restaurant, feeding French fries to gulls. It was donated by a group of friends; their names are inscribed on the back of the chair.

Category:Sculptures of birds in Washington (state)

Category:Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)

Category:1988 establishments in Washington (state)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Seattle

Category:Sculptures of men in Washington (state)

Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)


Ivar Feeding the Gulls

Prompt: How does Ivar Feeding the Gulls explain its abstract?

Ivar Feeding the Gulls is an outdoor 1988 bronze and aluminum sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed outside Ivar's Fish Bar by Pier 54, along Seattle's Waterfront in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue depicts Ivar Haglund, who founded the restaurant, feeding French fries to gulls. It was donated by a group of friends; their names are inscribed on the back of the chair.

Category:Sculptures of birds in Washington (state)

Category:Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)

Category:1988 establishments in Washington (state)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Seattle

Category:Sculptures of men in Washington (state)

Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)


Ivar Feeding the Gulls

Prompt: In Ivar Feeding the Gulls, how is the abstract discussed?

Ivar Feeding the Gulls is an outdoor 1988 bronze and aluminum sculpture by Richard Beyer, installed outside Ivar's Fish Bar by Pier 54, along Seattle's Waterfront in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue depicts Ivar Haglund, who founded the restaurant, feeding French fries to gulls. It was donated by a group of friends; their names are inscribed on the back of the chair.

Category:Sculptures of birds in Washington (state)

Category:Bronze sculptures in Washington (state)

Category:1988 establishments in Washington (state)

Category:Monuments and memorials in Seattle

Category:Sculptures of men in Washington (state)

Category:Aluminum sculptures in Washington (state)