Hayakawa’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Flower Bud
Hayakawa Shōkosai V Japanese, born 1932

Flower Basket
Hayakawa Shôkosai III Japanese, 1864–1922

Seventy in Seven (from Fish Story: Chapter 4)
Allan Sekula American, 1951–2013

A Belorussian Landscape
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Portrait of Rufino Tamayo
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

Brooklyn Bridge
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

The Wedding Present
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Money Pouch
After an engraving by V. S. Aksolsky (Russian, active c. 1839) Russia

Spiders in a Jar
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

The Actor Hayakawa Hatsuse as a Flower Vendor
Okumura Toshinobu Japanese, active c. 1717-50

Nurse
Fedor Vasil'evich Antonov (Born Tambov, 1904; died Moscow, 1994) Iosif Pavlovich Utkin (Born Khingan, 1903; died Moscow, 1944)

Handle Spout Vessel with Relief Depicting a Standing Figure, Holding Farming Tools
Moche North coast, Peru

Captured!
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Arsonists Burn
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Untitled
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

The Force of Habit
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

A Reckless Shot
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

Spout Vessel with Fineline Painting Depicting a Supernatural Wearing a Shell
Moche North coast, Peru

A Weighty Ally
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964