[SOA] Exhibit Opening - Press release

Thu Apr 5 13:46:11 EDT 2012

For Immediate Release-April 6, 2012

Lloyd Library and Museum (LLM) is pleased to announce:

"View: Ways of Seeing"

May 5-August 3, 2012

Opening reception-Saturday, May 5, 2012, 4-7 p.m.

Remarks on John Uri Lloyd, Japan, and Cincinnati begin at 4:30 p.m.

Catered Reception follows

             The Lloyd Library and Museum (LLM) celebrates the 100th
anniversary of Japan's gift of cherry trees to our nation's capitol,
Washington, D.C. with an exquisite art exhibit, curated by Diane
Fishbein, of contemporary artists Alysia Fischer, Setsuko H. LeCroix,
and Charles Woodman who explore nature through sculpture, painting, and
video; as well as an LLM exhibit curated in-house, of books, artifacts,
memorabilia, and archival items from the library's collections featuring
both western and traditional Japanese bindings, explorations of early
encounters between the West and Japan, cherry trees, and other
beautifully illustrated scientific works of Japan, and Japanese nature
landscape and art.  Highlights include the complete published (1856)
report of Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan in the mid-19th
century, an illustrated Japanese materia medica originally written by a
samurai in the 18th century, and many Japanese hand-colored illustrated
books on cherries and other flowering plants.  Image shown here is from
The Flowers and Gardens of Japan, painted by Ella Du Cane and described
by her sister Florence Du Cane, published in 1908 by A. and C. Black of
London.

            Japan and cherry trees have several strong local
connections. There is the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati;
and, nearly 25 years ago, through Cincinnati USA's Sister City
Association, Gifu, Japan became our Sister City on May 11, 1988.  LLM
has a significant connection to Japan and cherry trees as well.  The
library's founder, John Uri Lloyd (JUL), visited Japan in 1935, where
the Japanese people warmly greeted and honored him with several gifts of
appreciation, which now reside in LLM.  Many of the books on display
were gifts to JUL, as was the bust of JUL by sculptor Ryuko Kawamura of
Tokyo as a memory of his visit to Japan.

            Even before JUL travelled to Japan, he and his brothers had
earlier connections to several Japanese scientists.  For instance, the
visitor's book for 1920, on display, was signed by a Japanese botanist
who was a friend and colleague of the youngest brother, Curtis Gates
Lloyd.  In addition, a Japanese pharmacist and botanist, Shiro Tashiro,
presented JUL with a handwritten manuscript by Tashiro, circa 1930.  The
book, titled Defense of Fancy, contained personal remembrances of
Tashiro's life in the Japanese village of Kamitogo with attention given
to medicine and the materia medica of Tashiro's school headmaster; as
well as folk tales, religious observations, and expressions of the
Japanese village culture.

            In a scrapbook kept in the Library's archives, there are
newspaper clippings and other information concerning JUL and his trip to
Japan and the Japanese response to his death.  From these, we learn that
after his death in 1936, memorial services were conducted in Tokyo,
which were attended by even the Japanese Emperor's personal physician.
The reports also relay the fact that Japan sent cherry trees to
Cincinnati as a memorial of JUL.  By 1941, about 3,500 trees had been
delivered and planted in Eden Park.

            We invite you to enjoy the View of rich Japanese culture,
art, and science; its connections to Cincinnati; and, the treasure trove
of Japanese materials and information held in LLM.

            The Lloyd Library and Museum, located at 917 Plum Street,
downtown Cincinnati, is a local and regional cultural treasure.  The
library was developed in the nineteenth century by the Lloyd
brothers-John Uri, Curtis Gates, and Nelson Ashley to provide reference
sources for Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists, Inc., one of the leading
pharmaceutical companies of the period.  Today the library is recognized
worldwide by the scientific community as a vital research center. The
library holds, acquires, and provides access to both historic and
current materials on the subjects of pharmacy, botany, horticulture,
herbal and alternative medicine, pharmacognosy, and related topics.
Although our collections have a scientific focus, they also have
relevance to humanities topics, such as visual arts and foreign
languages through resources that feature botanical and natural history
illustrations, original artworks, and travel literature, thereby
revealing the convergence of science and art.  The Lloyd is open to
anyone with an interest in these topics.  Free parking is available for
patrons and visitors behind the library building.  For more information,
visit the Lloyd website at www.lloydlibrary.org.

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

513-721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Open the third Saturday of the month, September through May, 9:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life

Anna K Heran

Archivist, Exhibits Coordinator, and  Education & Outreach Coordinator

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513/721-3707

archivist at lloydlibrary.org

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life/

Because the Past is the Path to the Future

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