Big in Japan: Mucha's Lasting Influence on Manga and Comics

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Hideko Mizuno, "Tristan and Isolde" in Seventeen Monthly manga magazine [detail], February 1975, giclée print from original drawing, 11 ¾ x 8 ¼ in. Published by Hakusensha, Tokyo. © Hideko Mizuno

Art in Focus Tour - Big in Japan: Mucha's Lasting Influence on Manga and Comics

While Alphonse Mucha is best known for defining the look of Paris in the 1890s, his legacy didn't stop at the borders of Europe. Join us for a special gallery talk inside the "Timeless Mucha" exhibition to uncover the surprising journey of Mucha's aesthetic across the globe.

This talk traces the fascinating lineage of the "Mucha Style" as it travels from posters of the Belle Époque into the world of 1970s shōjo (girls') manga.

We'll look at how pioneering shōjo manga artists, including Hideko Mizuno, adopted Mucha's ornamental language to visualize complex emotions.

The conversation will also examine how his visual DNA looped back to the West, influencing American comic legends like Joe Quesada.

Whether you are a devotee of Art Nouveau, a comic book collector, or an anime fan, come see how a shared visual language of beauty connects these seemingly different worlds.

FREE with admission