Bumpei Usui Japanese/American, 1889-1994
Shanties in the Bronx, 1933
Oil on canvas
14 x 20 inches
Signed lower right
In 1947, Usui held a one-person show at Laurel Gallery in New York City. It was the first time in 10 years that he had exhibited new art. Critic H.D.,...
In 1947, Usui held a one-person show at Laurel Gallery in New York City. It was the first time in 10 years that he had exhibited new art. Critic H.D., writing in the New York Times, praised Usui’s work Shanties in the Bronx and his paintings of Kuniyoshi’s house in Woodstock, saying his paintings, most of them not previously exhibited, were among his best.
(The critic also praised Usui for framing his own canvases),
(The critic also praised Usui for framing his own canvases),
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