1997 Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Symposium

The Decline of Civility in the U.S. Congress

Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Sumi-e Artist Drue Kataoka created the print for the 1997 Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Symposium: Shut Up You Liar: The Decline of Civility in Congress. Separated by the text and the loathsome words “Shut Up You Liar,” the enraged pair carry on their despicable behavior distilled in the bold, black ink of sumi-e. Stanford's Department of Special Collections has over 20 posters of Drue's sumi-e paintings archived in its library.