Yasuo Kuniyoshi

1889–1953 (age 64)

Painter

Biography

Yasuo Kuniyoshi came to the United States as a young artist and carved out a distinctive voice in the modernist language of the early twentieth century, mingling the sensibilities of his Japan-born upbringing with the bold idioms of American life.

His studies, teaching, and groundbreaking exhibitions helped shape a generation of painters, and his work continues to be celebrated for its lyrical surfaces, vibrant color, and earnest humanity.

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