Yuriko Yamaguchi (sculptor)
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Yuriko Yamaguchi is a Japan
Japan
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ese-American
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 sculptor.

Yuriko was born in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan. She attended the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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, graduating in 1975 with a BA
Bachelor of Arts
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. She went on to undertake directed study at Princeton University
Princeton University
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, and completed a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...

 at University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
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 in 1979. She is currently a professor at George Washington University
George Washington University
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.

Works by Yuriko are found in a number of museum collections including:
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
    The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...

    , Smithsonian Institution
    Smithsonian Institution
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    , Washington, D.C.
  • Philip Morris Art Collection, New York, N.Y.
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts
    National Museum of Women in the Arts
    The National Museum of Women in the Arts , located in Washington, D.C. is the only museum solely dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the visual, performing, and literary arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay...

    , Washington, D.C.
  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
  • National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC

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