Metcalf Chateau
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The Metcalf Chateau was a group of seven Asian-American artists with ties to Honolulu. It flourished after World War II, and its members were Satoru Abe
(1926-), Bumpei Akaji
(1921-2002), Edmund Chung, Tetsuo Ochikubo
(1923-1975), Jerry T. Okimoto
(1924-1998), James Park, and Tadashi Sato
(1923-2005).
Satoru Abe
Satoru Abe is an American sculptor and painter. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1926. He attended President William McKinley High School, where he took art lessons from Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell...
(1926-), Bumpei Akaji
Bumpei Akaji
Bumpei Akaji was an American sculptor. He was born in Lawai, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1921. In 1943 he joined the United States Army and was sent to Italy with the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was inspired by the artwork in Florence and received a discharge...
(1921-2002), Edmund Chung, Tetsuo Ochikubo
Tetsuo Ochikubo
Tetsuo Ochikubo , also known as Bob Ochikubo, was a Japanese-American painter and printmaker who was born in Waipahu, Hawaii, Honolulu county, Hawaii. He served in the United States Army as an infantryman in Europe during World War II...
(1923-1975), Jerry T. Okimoto
Jerry T. Okimoto
Jerry T. Okimoto was a Japanese-American painter and sculptor who was born in Waianae, Hawaii. He is best known for his minimalist works consisting of several solid colored, geometrically shaped pieces of stretched canvas fitted together to form a single work...
(1924-1998), James Park, and Tadashi Sato
Tadashi Sato
Tadashi Sato was an American artist. He was born in Kaupakalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui. His father had been a pineapple laborer, merchant, and calligrapher, and Tadashi’s grandfather was a sumi-e artist....
(1923-2005).