Spotlight on: Ukiyo-e – “pictures of the floating world” July 12, 2008
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Ukiyo-e, “pictures of the floating world”, is a genre of Japanese
woodblock prints (or woodcuts) and paintings produced between the
Tokugawa or Edo Period (1615-1868). They were mass produced and meant
for mainly townsmen, who were generally not wealthy enough to afford an
original painting. The original subject of ukiyo-e was city life, in
particular activities and scenes from the entertainment district;
featuring motifs of landscapes, tales from history, the theatre and
pleasure quarters.
Evening Snow in Asakusa
PosterImageArt.com features paper and canvas reproductions of over 160 Ukiyo-e artworks. To browse the full collection, click here.
View of Mount Fuji
To learn more about Ukiyo-e, click here.
Winston Churchill Wit and Wisdom June 4, 2008
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Another favorite:
You can buy a poster or a canvas or a chocolate bar with this image here: http://www.posterimageart.com/servlet/the-74586/Motivate%2C-Inspire%2C-Drive%2C-Courage%2C/Detail
Enjoy the genius.
Image Origin: Crew of the USS Texas June 3, 2008
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We have had several inquiries as to the origin of this image in the archive from individuals with family members who served aboard the USS Texas.
Buy the image in poster or canvas form
The image is from a book:
A Maritime Album: 100 Photographs and Their Stories (Hardcover)
by John Szarkowski (Author), Richard Benson (Author)
Yale Univ. Press, Published 1997
Picture found on pg. 141
The book is available from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Maritime-Album-Photographs-Their-Stories/dp/0300073429/ref=ed_oe_h
