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Clifton Karhu |
Clifton Karfu (b. 1927):
Clifton Karfu was born in Duluth, Minnesota in 1927. From 1946 - 1948, he lived on an American navy base, in Sasebo, Japan. From 1950 - 1952, he studied at the Minneapolis Art School honing his interests in art. By 1952, Clifton Karhu returned to Japan as a missionary of the Lutheran Church and was selling Bibles. While on this great venture as a missionary, he decided to become an artist by producing watercolors, oil paintings and Sumi-e works. He would exhibit at local galleries and by doing so, gained an important reputation within the community. In 1961, he won a first prize at the Chubu Taiheijo Bijutsu Kyokai Ten (The Middle Pacific Art Group Exhibition). He exhibited his first exhibition in Gifu prefecture where he resided for a sometime.
By 1963, Mr. Karhu moved to Kyoto and became highly interested in the woodblock print process. In Kyoto, he would have one of his most successful woodblock print exhibitions, which garnered his name as one of the top artists in Japan. Since then, Clifton has exhibited his prints widely throughout the world and today has become one of the most successful contemporary woodblock print artist.
His prints often depict typical old Japanese houses, temples, rooftops, shops, and old town settings of Kyoto using bold lines, patterns and strong colors. Collection Exhibitions: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cincinnati Art Museum, Minnesota Museum of Art, Kunst Museum, Salzburg, Fogg Museum, National Gallery of Australia, American Chamber of Commerce, Harvard University, Japan Culture Institute. |
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