Brooklyn Museum — Hiroshige’s 100 Famous Views of Edo

Mid the July 4th weekend, I assumed the Brooklyn Museum would be sparsely attended. Nope. Two blockbusters shows brought in crowds—Paul McCartney’s photos and Hiroshige’s woodblock prints of Edo (Tokyo). The museum’s collection of Hiroshige’s woodblock prints is purported to be among the world’s finest. The colors are vibrant, preserved after decades in storage. The subject matter is his hometown … Read More