Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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was an American
painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan
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He migrated to America in 1906, a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. In 1935 he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship
. He taught at the Art Students League of New York
in New York City and in Woodstock, New York
. He was also an Honorary member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and President of Artists Equity. He was known for his still-life paintings of common objects, female circus performers and nudes. He died in New York City
.
United States
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painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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He migrated to America in 1906, a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. In 1935 he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
. He taught at the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
in New York City and in Woodstock, New York
Woodstock, New York
Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 5,884 at the 2010 census, down from 6,241 at the 2000 census.The Town of Woodstock is in the northern part of the county...
. He was also an Honorary member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and President of Artists Equity. He was known for his still-life paintings of common objects, female circus performers and nudes. He died in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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External links
- Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers online at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- Kuniyoshi Yasuo Museum, Okayama
- Conti, Andrew. "Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Between Two Worlds". In Metropolis; Japan Today, as archived by archive.org on 12 October 2007.
- Union List of Artist Names, s.v. "Kuniyoshi, Yasuo", cited 2 June 2006.
- Maine Family print http://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/artwork/Kuniyoshi-Maine_Family+.htm Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- Thinking Ahead printhttp://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/artwork/Kuniyoshi-Thinking_Ahead+.htm Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.