{"product_id":"blue-to-yellow-by-paul-horiuchi-copy","title":"Untitled by Paul Horiuchi","description":"\u003cp\u003e24 x 13 in. Casein Collage by Paul Horiuchi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Chikamasa Horiuchi\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_language\" title=\"Japanese language\"\u003eJapanese\u003c\/a\u003e: \u003cspan lang=\"ja\"\u003e堀内 親正\u003c\/span\u003e, April 12, 1906 – August 29, 1999) was an American painter and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collage\" title=\"Collage\"\u003ecollagist\u003c\/a\u003e. He was born in Yamanashi, Japan, and studied art from an early age. After immigrating to the United States in his early teens, he spent many years as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rail_transport\" title=\"Rail transport\"\u003erailroad worker\u003c\/a\u003e in the Western U.S. In 1946, he moved to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle\" title=\"Seattle\"\u003eSeattle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_(state)\" title=\"Washington (state)\"\u003eWashington\u003c\/a\u003e, where he eventually switched his focus from painting to collage and came to be associated with the \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwest_School_(art)\" title=\"Northwest School (art)\"\u003eNorthwest School\u003c\/a\u003e\" of artists. In his mid-forties, he was finally able to devote himself to art full-time, his unusual collage style becoming very popular in the 1950s and 60s. He continued creating art at his studio in Seattle until succumbing to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alzheimer%27s_disease\" title=\"Alzheimer's disease\"\u003eAlzheimer's\u003c\/a\u003e-related health problems in 1999.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-historylink3829_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Horiuchi#cite_note-historylink3829-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Horiuchi#cite_note-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Papanikolas_2017_3-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Horiuchi#cite_note-Papanikolas_2017-3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, Horiuchi is best known to the public for \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Seattle_Mural\" title=\"The Seattle Mural\"\u003eThe Seattle Mural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, commissioned for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Century_21_Exposition\" title=\"Century 21 Exposition\"\u003eCentury 21 Exposition\u003c\/a\u003e in 1962 and now forming the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glass_tile\" title=\"Glass tile\"\u003eglass mosaic\u003c\/a\u003e backdrop to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seattle_Center\" title=\"Seattle Center\"\u003eSeattle Center\u003c\/a\u003e's Mural Amphitheater. His paintings and collage remain highly prized by collectors, are on permanent display at several museums, and continue to be the subject of special exhibitions at various museums and galleries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cassera Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51207998079282,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/5653\/4834\/files\/218A7D4B-B47C-4963-811A-3A6F813624E3.jpg?v=1779769903","url":"https:\/\/shopcassera.com\/products\/blue-to-yellow-by-paul-horiuchi-copy","provider":"Cassera Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}