The exhibition was made possible in part by Mervyn’s and The Director’s Circle.
Mingei International documentary publication with commentaries by Sukey Hughes, Susan Olsen, Margaret Ahrens Sahlstrand and Florence Temko, authorities on paper as an art
Selections from historical and contemporary international collections of over 300 rare works on paper. The collection represented the geographical areas of the world where the making and utilization of paper has made an important aesthetic contribution—Egypt, China, India, America, England and continental Europe. The exhibition ranged from flat sheets of exquisite paper, handmade by a Living Treasure of Japan—Eishiro Abe, to a vast variety of complex forms, created by folding, cutting, bending and molding paper. Workshops and demonstrations were held in conjunction with the exhibition featuring paper weaving, paper folding and papermaking.
A Mingei International exhibition circulated by the Art Museum Association of America to many museums throughout the United States.