Exhibition features Japanese prints

An exhibition of popular prints of Japanese actors opens Saturday, April 19, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

“Kabuki: The Drama of Japanese Prints” features woodblocks made between 1770-1930. Taken from the Elvehjem’s Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints, the pieces will illustrate how printmakers added color, detail, action and nuance to keep pace with the vibrant kabuki scene as it evolved.

The exhibition runs through Sunday, June 22.