Printing the Word: The Art of Watanabe Sadao
Printing the Word: The Art of Watanabe Sadao

Printing the Word: The Art of Watanabe Sadao

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155 pp. An exhibition of prints from the collection of Anne H. H. Pyle, The Gallery at the American Bible Society, New York City. Sadao Watanabe (July 7, 1913 – January 8, 1996), born and raised in Tokyo, was a Japanese printmaker. Watanabe was famous for his biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk art) tradition of Japan. As a student of the master textile dye artist Serizawa Keisuke (1895–1984), Watanabe was associated with the mingei (folk art) movement.