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Art in Focus: Stanton Macdonald-Wright, Color Woodcut

Thursday, March 6, 12 noon in-person, 1 p.m. streaming on The Quick Live Art in Focus: Stanton Macdonald-Wright, “Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn” – Bashō, ca. 1966-7, color woodcut Warm yourself in the imagined heat of this vibrant woodcut, part of a portfolio created by Stanton Macdonald-Wright and printer Clifton Karhu using traditional Japanese methods of color woodblock printing. Join Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo for an informal conversation in the galleries, or online…

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March 6, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Free

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Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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Thursday, March 6, 12 noon in-person, 1 p.m. streaming on The Quick Live
Art in Focus: Stanton Macdonald-Wright, “Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn” – Bashō, ca. 1966-7, color woodcut
Warm yourself in the imagined heat of this vibrant woodcut, part of a portfolio created by Stanton Macdonald-Wright and printer Clifton Karhu using traditional Japanese methods of color woodblock printing. Join Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo for an informal conversation in the galleries, or online via The Quick Live.

Image: Stanton Macdonald-Wright, “Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn” – Bashō, ca. 1966-7, color woodcut. Gift of the Stanton and Jean MacDonald-Wright Estate, 2023 (2023.13.01f)

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