Mori, Yoshitoshi (1898 - 1992), "Running with an Umbrella"

Born in Tokyo in 1898, Yoshitoshi Mori graduated from the Kawabata School of Fine Arts and studied stencil fabric dyeing with Yanagi Soetsu and Serizawa Keisuke. Only after the age of 50, did he begin making stencil prints on paper. He had numerous one-man shows in Japan in the 1960's. In 1966, Mori mounted a traveling show in America sponsored by The Japan Society, New York. Between 1957 - 1977, he participated in 30 International exhibitions and group shows. In 1984, he received an Honorary Doctorate form Maryland University. In 1991, he was honored by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for his long years of meritorious service.

Yoshitoshi Mori works are represented in the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art, New York Museum of Modern Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; and the official residence of the Prime Minister of Japan.