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Presented by Alfred Haft (Ph.D.), curator of Japanese art in the Department of Asia at the British Museum

This presentation explores how the Museum’s Hokusai collection developed during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, concentrating on six men who laid the foundations for the Museum’s current strong holdings of the artist’s work: William Anderson (1842–1900); Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826–1897), Arthur Morrison (1863–1945), Charles Hazelwood Shannon (1863–1937), Laurence Binyon (1869–1943) and Jack Hillier (1912–1995). This history serves as a reminder of Hokusai’s timeless, global appeal, and the role that collectors and museums have in securing the legacies of the world’s great artists for future generations.

NORMA KERSHAW AUDITORIUM | OPENING LECTURE

Ticketed Onsite Event: Members $10 | General $15 | Advanced reservations are encouraged.

Recorded Online Screening: Members $5 | General $10 | Online version will be emailed to ticketholders one week after the onsite event.

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Questions? Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 714.567.3677. Proceeds benefit Bowers Museum Education Programs. Tickets are non-refundable.

Image credit: 

Fuji View moor, Owari province, from Thirty-six Views of Mt Fuji
late 1831
Color woodblock print
1937,0710,0.166
Trustees of the British Museum
Bequeathed by Charles Shannon RA