KEWPIE’s 100th Birthday

Anniversary of the 100th BD of KEWPIE
The exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of KEWPIE is now being held at Utsunomiya Museum. KEWPIE was originated in the illustration by Rose O’Neill in U.S.A. Since then, Kewpie has got popular all over the world.

New year Card, 1935 Japan
Today I put my younger boy in a stroller and went to appreciate tons of Kewpies from different countries, different eras. When my friend held her baby up to the Kewpie poster, he stopped crying and smiled at Kewpie! Both Kewpie and a baby have a cute poochy belly, don’t they?
The exhibition:
Anniversary of the 100th Birthday The World of Rose O’Neill KEWPIE
Open until September 5th
Utsunomiya Museum of Art
Access) 25 minutes by bus from West exit at the JR Utsunomiya station

From the parking to the museum, you can walk through a beautiful wood and grove.