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100 Years: The Imagination of Robert Crowder, Vralati and Shoji Kuroda
Start
Sunday, November 13, 2011
End
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Location
Shumei Hall Gallery (Pasadena, CA)
100 YEARS: The Imagination of Robert Crowder, Vralati, and Shoji Kuroda
The three faces of an artist that lived for a century
A special exhibition by Robert Crowder
Opening reception
November 13, 2011
2:00pm-5:00pm
Exhibi
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November 13, 2011 to January 8, 2012
9:30 am-6:00 pm,
Monday through Saturday.
Sunday by appointment only.
Contact
mylostjapan@aol.com
to make an appointment.
Shumei Hall Gallery
2430 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
626-584-8841
Free Admission
Robert Crowder, also known as Vralati & Shoji Kuroda, was a painter and printmaker who employed diverse styles to reflect wide cultural influences. Besides being a visual artist, he was also an accomplished musician, horticulturist, and poet. Among his literary publications are his autobiography titled “My Lost Japan” and his book of poems, “The Blue Furoshiki,” in which he investigated the emotional depths of his biographical experiences. His murals have decorated sets of many well-known Hollywood films from the 50s & 60s, and TV shows in the 70s and 80s, and Crowder wallpaper designs cover the halls of numerous luxury hotels throughout the world. Mr. Crowder often painted in oils. He signed his floral still-lives, ‘Vralati.’ In the final years of his century-long life, Shoji Kuroda created his greatest achievement, a series of powerful ‘byobu’ (folding screens) in traditional Japanese style. He called this project, “The Endangered Birds of Japan.”
For more information visit
Shumei Arts Council website
.