Ryuji Fujita

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Paintings

Ryūji Fujita (藤田 隆治, Fujita Ryūji, April 13, 1907 – January 28, 1965) was a Japanese artist and Olympic bronze medalist.

He was born in Hōhoku,[1] which is now a part of Shimonoseki city in Yamaguchi prefecture. He studied under artists Kyūho Noda and Hokkai Takashima.[2] His works have received accolades from the Institute of Japanese Style Painting, Seiryū Shaten, and the Bunten Exhibition. In 1934 he established the Shin Nihonga Kenkyūkai with other artists such as Kenji Yoshioka.[3]

In 1936, he won a bronze medal in the painting category in the art competitions at the Berlin Games[4] for his "アイスホッケー" ("Ice hockey").[5] The piece was later purchased by the Nazi Party,[6] after which its whereabouts became unknown.

In 1938, he established the Shin Bijutsujin Kyoukai. Afterward, he moved to Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka prefecture, and continued producing work. He also worked as a lecturer at Saga University.

References

  1. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum. "主な収蔵作品リスト" [Collection List] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum. "主な収蔵作品リスト" [Collection List] (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ 河北倫明, 高階秀爾 (1978). 近代日本絵画史 [History of Modern Japanese Painting] (in Japanese). Chuokoron-sha.
  4. ^ 菅原, 悦子 (2008). 歴史ポケットスポーツ新聞オリンピック [Pocket History, Sports News - The Olympics] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ozora Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9784903175140.
  5. ^ "Ryuji Fujita". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ Hanazono University Department of Literature (1997). 花園大学文学部研究紀要(issues 29-31) (in Japanese). 花園大学文学部. p. 138.
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