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Clifton Karhu

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Artist: Clifton Karhu (1927-2007)
Country: Japan

Clifton Karhu was born in Duluth, Minnesota 1927. From 1946 to 1948 he was stationed in Sasebo an American navy base in Japan. He returned to the USA and studied at Minneapolis Art school from 1950- 1952. He returned to Japan as a missionary, travelling extensively through Kyoto, Shiga and Hiroshima prefecture. In 1963 he moved to Kyoto and became interested in woodblock prints. Karhu mostly carved and printed his typically Japanese scenes himself. His prints can be found in the collections of major museums including; Museum of Fine Arts Boston USA, Harvard University USA, Cincinnati Museum Art USA, Kunst Museum Salzburg Austria, Fogg Museum Boston USA, National Gallery of Australlia Canberra and Japan Culture Institute USA.

Width: 25.0cm / Height: 34.2cm

Ref: 5019

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