Edna Boies Hopkins (October 13, 1872-March 24, 1937) was an American artist who made woodblock prints, based upon Japanese ukiyo-e art and techniques she learned from Arthur Wesley Dow.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edna_Boies_Hopkins
Pepper by Edna Boies Hopkins
c.1907 / Color woodcut / 10-7/8″x7-5/16″ / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Edna Boies Hopkins on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/edna-boies-hopkins/
Further reading:
https://art.famsf.org/edna-boies-hopkins
http://provincetownartistregistry.com/H/hopkins_edna_boies.htm
https://thejohnsoncollection.org/edna-hopkins/
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