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100 Years: The Imagination of Robert Crowder, Vralati and Shoji Kuroda

  • Sunday, November 13, 2011
  • Sunday, January 08, 2012
  • 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.
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