Women of the Middle Class, from the series Young Women of the Three Classes in Everyday Life

By 1925, purchased in Japan by Frank Lloyd Wright; 1926, sold to Edward Burr Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 1943, passed through inheritance to Edward’s son, John H. Van Vleck (Madison, WI); 9 January 1980, bequeathed by John H. Van Vleck to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

• Osumi, Takeshige, ed. "Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection Ukiyo-e Masterpieces Exhibition." Tokyo: Bun You Associates, 1999.
• Meech, Julia. "Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: The Architect's Other Passion." New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. and Japan Society, New York, 2001.
• Collia-Suzuki, Gina. "The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro: a Descriptive Catalogue." Weston-super-Mare: Nezu Press, 2009. p. 103, cat. no. 56.2
• Elvehjem Museum of Art. "The Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1990. p. 336

• Binjinga: Picturing Women in Japanese Prints: Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, 1/21/2016–5/22/2016
• Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/4/2004–11/7/2004
• Edward Burr Van Vleck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/13/1999–6/30/2000
• Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints, The: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10/7/1990–11/25/1990

• Asia
• Prints
• E. B. Van Vleck Collection of Japanese Prints

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