Introduction
This research guide was created to support the Summer 2025 Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World Exhibit hosted by the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage. Extend and complement your visit to the exhibit by learning more about Hokusai, the Ukiyo-e genre of art, pop culture connections, influences in manga and anime, and much more!
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Events
1,000 Cranes: A Community Project
Monday, March 10: 10AM-12:00PM
Elmhurst Public Library
Manga Trivia and Library Exhibit Opening
Wednesday, March 12: 1:00-3:00PM
College of DuPage Library Alcove
A Feminist Wave: The Creation and Influence of The Great Wave of Kanagawa
College of DuPage Humanities Professor Julia DiLiberti gives a lecture about The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, a piece usually attributed to Katsushika Hokusai. DiLiberti presents a theory that his daughter, having come back into his life, seems an equally likely creator of the image. Oei Katsushika--an artist in her own right, and probably a hand-steadying presence in her father’s workshop--at least helped create this piece that has since influenced Monet, Van Gogh, Claudel, Rosen, and Chandler to name a very few of the artists swept away by The Great Wave.
Wednesday, March 19: 2:00-3:00PM
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Lecture: A Manga Odyssey: Tracing Manga From Hokusai to Today
In this presentation, we will explore the fascinating evolution of manga, tracing its roots from the Edo period to the rise of modern manga.
Thursday, March 20: 12:00-1:00PM
Playhouse Theater, McAnich Arts Center
Recommended Titles
Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830
Kabuki Heroes is about collective participation in urban culture--on the stage, in poetry salons, in art studios, and in fan clubs. Focusing on the culture of Kabuki theater in Osaka and Kyoto, the book illustrates the passionate hero worship of actors by all levels of society.
Ukiyo-E
Comprising six essays, six plate sections and over 600 illustrations this beautiful book provides a perfect introduction to the art of this period.o.
EDO, Art in Japan, 1615-1868
This lavishly illustrated book presents examples of Edo art in all media, discussed in the context of ornament, samurai arts, work, religion and festivals, landscapes and travel, and entertainment. Experts in the field have written essays that address the themes and entries that focus on the individual works of art. -- From publisher's description.
When Art Became Fashion
Catalogue for an exhibition held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 15, 1992-February 7, 1993.
Designed for Pleasure
Designed for Pleasure brings together paintings, prints, and illustrated books featuring images known as ukiyo-e, or pictures of the floating world.
Hokusai's Great Wave
'The Great Wave' is a colour woodblock print designed by Japanese artist Hokusai in around 1830.
Art of Hokusai: Explore His Life and Legacy and Learn to Paint in His Unique Style
Beautifully illustrated throughout, Art of Hokusai takes you through his life, his work, his inspirations, and his legacy. Then, create your own masterpieces using Hokusai's basic painting techniques as well as his unique color theory.
Hokusai's Brush
Experience the breathtaking masterworks of one of the most influential artists in Japan's history. Hokusai's Brush is a companion to the Freer Gallery of Art's yearlong exhibition that celebrates the artist's fruitful career.
The Met Hokusai
In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Hokusai, meet groundbreaking Japanese artist Hokusai.
Hokusai and Ukiyo-e: The Floating World - Cleve Carney Art Gallery
