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Yasuo Kuniyoshi Biography
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1893 |
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Born in Okayama, Japan
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1906 |
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Moved to the United States
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1916 - 1920 |
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Studied under Kenneth Hayes Miller at the Art Students League, New York, NY
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1933 |
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Began teaching at the Art Students League of New York in New York, NY and in Woodstock, NY
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1935 |
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Recipient, Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
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1953 |
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Died in New York, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009 - 2010
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1996
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The Shores of A Dream: Yasuo Kuniyoshi's Early Work in America, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX (solo)
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1986
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Whitney Museum of Art at Philip Morris, New York, NY (solo)
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1975
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi 1889 - 1953: A Retrospective Exhibition, University of Texas, Austin, TX (solo)
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1955
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Circus Themes by Yasuo Kuniyoshi, The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1954
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Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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1952
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1948
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)
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1946
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Advancing American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1940
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American Painting, Golden Gate International Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
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1929
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Nineteen Living Americans, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1922
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Exhibition of Paintings and Sculptures by Japanese Artists Society of New York City, The Civic Club, New York, NY
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
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Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum, Okayama, Japan
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
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Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
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Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
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