Hiroshima exhibition

Katona László

Publication Date: 1960

About this Item

Size: A1 1 Sheet (cca. 84 x 59 cm). Hiroshima exhibition is a 1960 vintage Hungarian exhibition poster designed by Laszlo Katona The Hiroshima Panels Genbaku no zu are a series of fifteen painted folding panels by the collaborative husband and wife artists Toshi Maruki and Iri Maruki completed over a span of thirty two years 1950 1982 The Panels depict the consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as well as other nuclear disasters of the 20th century Each panel stands 1 8 metres x 7 2 metres The paintings depict people wrenched by the violence and chaos of the atomic bombing some wandering aimlessly their bodies charred while others are still being consumed by atomic fire Dying lovers embrace and mothers cradling their dead children Each painting portrays the inhumanity brutality and hopelessness of war and the cruelty of bombing civilians The people depicted in the paintings are not only Japanese citizens but also Korean residents and American POWs who suffered or died in the atomic bombings as well During the occupation of Japan by the Allied powers when reporting on the atomic bombing was strictly prohibited the panels played a crucial role in making known the hidden nuclear suffering through a nationwide tour The Marukis tried to represent all those affected so as to make their cause an international one and above that one of universal importance to all human beings The use of traditional Japanese black and white ink drawings sumi e contrasted with the red of atomic fire produce an effect that is strikingly anti war and anti nuclear The panels also depict the accident of the Daigo Fukuryu Maru on the Bikini Atoll in 1954 which the Marukis believed showed the threat of a nuclear bomb even during peace time source wikipedia org Fine, light fold marks and wear, small tears.

Seller Inventory # 6840

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hiroshima exhibition
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Paper, offset lithography.
• Seller catalogs:
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