Baldridge, Cyrus LeRoy (1889 - 1977 )
Cyrus Leroy Baldridge was an illustrator, artist, author and adventurer. At the age of 10, he became the youngest student at Frank Holme’s Chicago School of Illustration. In 1907, he was accepted to University of Chicago, where he continued his art education and graduated in 1911. Following graduation Baldridge worked as an illustrator and war correspondent. He settled in upstate New York around 1920, where worked as an illustrator and writer. Yet, his life was never short on adventure. Baldridge and his wife traveled the world – from Africa to India, and to Japan in the 1920s. Though Japanese artwork had a profound influence on his style as an illustrator, Baldridge also began to explore the woodblock print medium. During his time in Japan, he met the famed Shin Hanga print publisher Watanabe Shozaburo in Tokyo. Baldridge produced a number of woodblock prints for Watanabe during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1952, he and his wife retired to Santa Fe, where he fed his taste for adventure hiking the mountains of New Mexico.
Modern Art | Modern Japanese Prints and Paintings
The 20th century saw the emergence of two modern Japanese print movements: Shin Hanga, or “new prints,” and Sosaku Hanga, or “creative prints.” Both sought an identity somewhere between centuries of rich cultural tradition and modern global character. With growing realism, changing techniques, and a newfound international audience, the Shin Hanga movement portrayed familiar Japanese themes through modern eyes. From sensual beauties and expressive actors, to atmospheric landscapes and sensitive nature studies, the principal genres of ukiyo-e reasserted themselves with renewed vigor. The Sosaku Hanga movement emphasized the participation of the artist in every aspect of production. From carving to printing, modern Japanese printmaking adopted a more spontaneous, expressive attitude through the artistic explorations of this movement. Ranging from figural to abstract, Sosaku Hanga flourished after WWII. Explore Ronin Gallery's selection of modern prints and paintings below.
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