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Jigsaw puzzle:The Great Wave at Kanagawa aka Under the Great Wave at Kanagawa

Graves Wooden Puzzles2014

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Each year since 1994, jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts, cutters, and collectors meet in an official venue for a Puzzle Parley. Over the course of a weekend the group holds an official program of workshops, lectures and displays; they also visit nearby puzzle-related attractions (individual collections, manufacturers, etc.) and spend time buying, selling and swapping jigsaw puzzles. Participants who cut their own puzzles can also participate in an official "Pagey Elliott Puzzle Exchange," named in honor of Rachel Page Elliott (1913-2009) whose idea for an open exchange led to the first Puzzle Parley in 1994, and who began cutting wooden puzzles in her 70s. 2014 marks the first year that all 18 of the cutters who participated in the exchange donated one puzzle to the collections at The Strong. Cutter L. Keith Graves chose Hokusai's famous image of "The Great Wave at Kanagawa" for an image on a puzzle cut with several sea creature figural pieces.

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  • Title: Jigsaw puzzle:The Great Wave at Kanagawa aka Under the Great Wave at Kanagawa
  • Creator: Graves Wooden Puzzles
  • Date Created: 2014
  • Location: St. Charles, MO
  • Subject Keywords: wave
  • Type: Puzzles
  • Medium: wood
  • Object ID: 114.6999
  • Credit Line: Gift of L. Keith Graves/Graves Wooden Puzzles
  • Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
The Strong National Museum of Play

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