Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly (born 1947) is an American artist based in Kyoto, Japan. Works primarily consist of original paintings and prints. Paintings usually begin with three-dimensional collage making incorporating materials that can be found in Japan such as tatami and bamboo mats.
Daniel Kelly
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- 1947
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- United States
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- painter · artist
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In printmaking Kelly primarily works with lithography and woodblock, often using chine-collé to incorporate materials such as antique Japanese book pages, ukiyo-e and calligraphy into his prints.
A selection of prints by Daniel Kelly included in public collections: • Children's Parade (1982). Woodblock. 16.9 cm x 72 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY. • Shimmer (1982). Woodblock. 29.2 cm x 76.3 cm. British Museum, London. • Buttercups (1983). Woodblock. 17.5 cm x 70.5 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY; British Museum, London. • Spring Shower (1983). Woodblock. 10.5 cm x 76.5 cm. British Museum, London. • Blaine (1985). Lithograph. 48 cm x 78 cm. Museum of Modern Art, NY, NY; New York Public Library; Brooklyn Museum. • Letter From Japan (1985). Lithograph, chine-collé. 50 cm x 100 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY. • Crisscross (1985). Lithograph. 65 cm x 98 cm. British Museum, London. • Night Light (1987). Lithograph, chine-collé. 62 cm x 80 cm. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. • Shiga's Underwear (1989). Lithograph, woodblock, chine-collé. 63 cm x 98 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. • Black Gold (1990). Lithograph. 54 cm x 64 cm. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. • October (1997). Woodblock print with hand-coloring on paper. 154.8 cm x 205 cm. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. • Nene (2002). Woodblock. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. • Momo (2003). Woodblock, chine-collé. 70.5 cm x 109 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel Kelly, recorded as an artist and painter, was born in 1947. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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