Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1893–1953) was a Japanese painter, photographer and draftsperson.

Also recorded as Kuniyoshi.

Yasuo Kuniyoshi in brief

Born
1893
Died
1953
Known for
painter, photographer, draftsperson, printmaker, printer and graphic artist
Place of birth
Okayama
Contents

Overview

Born at Okayama in 1893, died at New York City in 1953.

In detail

Yasuo Kuniyoshi studied at Art Students League of New York and National Academy of Design. Frances Baldwin and Beatien Yazz are recorded as having studied under Yasuo Kuniyoshi. the recorded working language is Japanese.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and still life. The authority associates the name with Catalan modernism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City, Ogunquit and Woodstock. Employment is recorded with United States Office of War Information.

Works named in the authority record are Girl on Sofa and ACA Galleries.

Work by Yasuo Kuniyoshi is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Yasuo Kuniyoshi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3571991: Yasuo Kuniyoshi

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Elsewhere in Prints

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