Goro Kumagai
Japanese printmaker, educator (1932–2017)
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Goro Kumagai (Japanese: 熊谷吾良; 1932 – 2017) was a Japanese visual artist and educator. He is known for traditional Japanese woodcut prints. Kumagai taught woodblock printing for many years at Saitama University in Saitama City, Japan.
Goro Kumagai | |
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熊谷吾良 | |
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | January 24, 2017 (aged 84–85) Hirosaki, Japan |
| Other name | Gorō Kumagai |
| Education | Musashino Art University |
| Occupations | Visual artist, educator, illustrator |
| Known for | Woodcuts |
Biography
Kumagai was born in 1932, in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Empire of Japan.[1][2] He graduated in 1956 from the department of Western painting at the Musashino Art University in Kodaira, Japan.[3]
Kumagai taught woodblock printing at Saitama University, from 1961 until 1998.[1] He was a member of the Japan Print Association, from 1961 until 1971; and a member of the Kokugakai (the National Painting Association) starting in 1963.[1] In 1964, he exhibited at the 4th Tokyo International Print Biennale.[2] In 2016, Kumagai illustrated a Japanese book of essays cover, "How to Find the Best Hirosaki" (2016) by faculty members of Hirosaki Gakuin University.[4]
Kumagai's artwork is in museum collections, including at in the Art Institute of Chicago;[5] the Philadelphia Museum of Art;[6] the Minneapolis Institute of Art;[7] the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in Victoria, Canada;[8] the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.;[9] and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..[10]