Haiku by Chora
1963/1964
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lithograph
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.803.8
Art Historical Context
**Haiku by Chora** a delicate lithograph created by American artist Arthur L. Fl around 1963–1964. Part of a larger portfolio (Classification: Portfolio, Department: CG-W), print draws its evocative title from the haiku poetry of Chora, a nod to traditional Japanese verse forms that capture fleeting moments in nature and emotion. Flory, known for his precise and poetic printmaking, likely channels this literary inspiration into visual subtlety, blending Western graphic techniques with Eastern aesthetic restraint. Lithography, the medium here, was a favored 20th-century process for artists see...
About the Artist
Arthur L. Flory
Arthur L. Flory (1914–1972) was an American artist born in Lima, Ohio, whose career bridged painting, printmaking, and illustration. He pursued formal training at the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art and the National Academy of Design, institutions that shaped his technical proficiency in graphics and fine arts. Later sources also note studies at the Cape School of Art, where he earned...