Goro Kumagai

Goro Kumagai
熊谷吾良
Born1932
Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Empire of Japan (now Japan)
DiedJanuary 24, 2017(2017-01-24) (aged 84–85)
Hirosaki, Japan
Other namesGorō Kumagai
EducationMusashino Art University
Occupation(s)Visual artist, educator, illustrator
Known forWoodcuts

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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "遺作展示" [Exhibition of posthumous works by the Print Department]. 国展 (Kokugakai) (in Japanese). May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ a b "Kumagai, Goro". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. October 31, 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00101838. ISBN 2700030184. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ^ Merritt, Helen; Yamada, Nanako (1995-01-01). Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. University of Hawaii Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-8248-1732-9 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "弘前で県外出身の大学教員らによるエッセー書籍化 ねぷた小屋や津軽弁文化考察" [Essay book published in Hirosaki by university professors from outside the prefecture examining Neputa huts and Tsugaru dialect culture]. 弘前経済新聞 (in Japanese). April 7, 2016. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "Kumagai Goro". The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ "Symphony". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  7. ^ "Phantom "A", Kumagai Gorō ^". Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ^ "People: Goro Kumagai". eMuseum.
  9. ^ "An Offering to God (Kumotsu)". National Museum of Asian Art. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ "Goro Kumagai, Japanese, born 1932". National Gallery of Art (NGA). Retrieved 2024-11-30.