Daniel Kelly (born 1947 in Idaho Falls,

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

) is an American artist based in

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. 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 Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

mats. In printmaking Kelly primarily works with

lithography Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

and woodblock, often using

chine-collé ''Chine-collé'' or ''chine collé'' () is a printmaking technique in which the image is transferred onto a surface that is bonded onto a heavier support in the printing process. One purpose is to allow the printmaker to print on a much more d ...

to incorporate materials such as antique Japanese book pages,

ukiyo-e Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surfac ...

and

calligraphy Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...

into his prints.

Museums and collections

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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

, NY, NY. *''Shimmer'' (1982). Woodblock. 29.2 cm x 76.3 cm.

British Museum The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...

, London. *''Buttercups'' (1983). Woodblock. 17.5 cm x 70.5 cm.

, NY, NY;

, London. *''Spring Shower'' (1983). Woodblock. 10.5 cm x 76.5 cm.

, London. *''Blaine'' (1985). Lithograph. 48 cm x 78 cm.

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, NY, NY;

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress ...

;

Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At , the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 1.5 million objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown H ...

. *''Letter From Japan'' (1985). Lithograph, chine-collé. 50 cm x 100 cm.

, NY, NY. *''Crisscross'' (1985). Lithograph. 65 cm x 98 cm.

, London. *''Night Light'' (1987). Lithograph, chine-collé. 62 cm x 80 cm.

Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds o ...

, Washington, DC. *''Shiga's Underwear'' (1989). Lithograph, woodblock, chine-collé. 63 cm x 98 cm.

Art Gallery of New South Wales The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most importa ...

, 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 The Freer Gallery of Art is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. focusing on Asian art. The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and Sac ...

, 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 The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, California, Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Pa ...

, Los Angeles, CA.

References

External links

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* ttps://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/22/arts/art-thomas-hart-benton-display-seeks-to-revive-debate-over-his-work.html?pagewanted=2 Article by Grace Glueck, The New York Times, March 22, 1985 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Daniel 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists 1947 births Living people 20th-century American printmakers People from Idaho Falls, Idaho 20th-century American male artists