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Japanese Artists in New York City, special presentation at the Nippon Club
Dr. Mai Sato, a Visiting Research Fellow at Ritsumeikan University, International Institute of Language and Culture Studies, gave a special presentation on the digital exhibit “Japanese Artists in New York City: Artistic Traces from the 1910s to the 1940s” on March 27, 2024 at the Nippon Club. See “Japanese Artists in New York City,” the […]
VISIT EXHIBITION 1936-1940
VISIT Exhibition 1936-1940 June 1936 The First Competitive Exhibition organized by the American Artists’ Congress SEE EXHIBIT (1/7) > September 1937 Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA SEE EXHIBIT (2/7) > December 1937 Exhibition of In Defense of World Democracy: Dedicated to the People of Spain SEE EXHIBIT (3/7) > June 1938 New […]
Kotato Gado
Motoichi Roy Kadowaki
Born in Tottori Japan, Kadowaki Motoichi moved to Seattle in 1909. Details of his life after arriving in the U.S. are relatively unknown but he had paintings exhibited in various salons and exhibitions from 1934-1938.
He was a member of the Japanese Catholic Church of New York, and in 1927 invented an electric light fixture called the “Lighting Apparatus,” which was patented by the Philadelphia Patent Office.
After WWII began, Kadowaki signed a statement of allegiance to the U.S. issued by the Committee of the Japanese Artists Resident in New York City.
Tomizo Thomas Nagai
Born in Gunma, Japan, Nagaai Tomizo studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York City from 1924 to 1927.
