1960s Modern Woodcut on Mulberry Paper by Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Framed

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This piece by modern American Artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright, b. 1890- d. 1973, who co-founded synchronism (an early American , color-based … more This piece by modern American Artist Stanton MacDonald-Wright, b. 1890- d. 1973, who co-founded synchronism (an early American , color-based mode of painting) is titled No. 15 Assa Stanton Kyoto/1966-67 is 50 out of 111 prints. It is a woodcut in colors on mulberry paper and it is signed in ink. Stanton MacDonald-Wright spent time in Japan, and during those years came to adopt the eastern approach to language and how it imparts a deep cultural non-western way of thinking. This influence was reflected in his works, especially of that time. The word “Assa” in the title can translate as “morning.” less