Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1 September 1893 - 14 May 1953) was an American painter, photographer and printmaker born in Okayama, Japan. He migrated to America in 1906, a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. In 1935 he was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship. He was known for his still-life paintings of common objects, female circus performers and nudes. He died in New York City.
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- Conti, Andrew. Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Between Two Worlds. In Metropolis; Japan Today, cited 2 June 2006.
- Union List of Artist Names, s.v. "Kuniyoshi, Yasuo", cited 2 June 2006.
- Woodstock Artists Association; Permanent collection; Yasuo Kuniyoshi, cited 2 June 2006.
