The Print Gallery is pleased to present a series of art and culture related events throughout the year. Attend a lecture, explore new artists, unique works, and great food. Check back to this page for new and upcoming events throughout the year. Hiroshige Poster Exhibit March 1 through April 4th Ando Hiroshige was born in Edo in 1797, the son of the warden of the fire department assigned to Edo Castle. He apprenticed under Hokusai creating the series that made him famous: ""Eight Views of Omi", "Famous Places of the Eastern Capital" and, "The 53 Stations of the Tokaido". Hiroshige had an enormous influence in the development of the landscape print. Since the first edition of "The 53 Stations of the Tokaido" generally considered one of the best series ever published and, together with his last series "One hundred famous places of Edo, one of his greatest masterpieces, his popularity grew. Hiroshige became the undisputed master of nature prints. His portrayal of Japanese life and his poetic landscapes have made him along with Hokusai the most celebrated artists of the Ukiyo-e woodblock print. When the Japanese print was re-discovered in Europe at the end of the 19th Century, it was Hiroshige who influenced artists such as Whistler, Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Kahlil Gibran (1883 – 1931) Lebanese-American, was one of the twentieth century’s most inspirational poets and authors. Influenced by Blake, Nietzsche and best-known for his masterpiece, The Prophet, his books have sold more than ten million copies in English alone and continues to sell well in bookstores and online. Gibran, who was born in Lebanon, moved permanently to the United States in 1912 and spent most of his creative life in New York. Also an artist, he created paintings that were exhibited and reproduced during his life. French artist Auguste Rodin praised his art as reminiscent of William Blake. His first critically lauded art exhibition at 21, had become a respected painter and writer in Greenwich Village by 30 and at 40 acquired cult status as the author of ''The Prophet.'' Kahlil Gibran died in New York City in 1931 and was buried in Lebanon. Gibran brought change to the Arab literary world and Arabic language. He subscribed to the school of romantic poetry, which hadn't existed in Arabic poetry.