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Yuki-Anna, The Frost Fairy

Bertha Lum often found subject matter in the highly popular stories of Lafcadio Hearn (1850–1904), an American writer living in Japan who adapted local legends and fairy tales for Western audiences. This woodcut illustrates the tragic story of Yuki-Anna, a wintry spirit who takes on human form in order to marry a young man she loves. When he betrays her secret identity, she transforms into snow and melts away forever.

Artist: Bertha Lum, American, 1879-1954
Medium: Color woodcut on cream, thin, laid paper
Dates: 1916
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (44.8 x 26.7 cm) Image: 17 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (43.5 x 25.7 cm)
Signature: Inscription and signature in graphite, bottom edge: "Copyright 1916 by Bertha Lum"; "No / 21"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 63.108.1
Credit Line: Gift of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
Image: Overall, 63.108.1_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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