Haiku by Hashin
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
1964.8.803.38
Art Historical Context
**Haiku by Hashin**Arthur L. FloryAmerican, 1896–1984) Lithograph, 1963/1964 National Gallery of Art, Rosen Collection Step into the serene world of *Haiku by Hashin a delicate lithograph created by Arthur L. Fl in 1963/1964. Part of a portfolio (CG-W classification), this print draws inspiration from the timeless haiku tradition of the Japanese poet Hashin, concise verses capture fleeting moments of nature and insight. Flory, a mid-20th-century American printmaker, masterfully translates this Eastern literary form into visual art, bridging cultures during a time when Zen aesthetics and...
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...