Minoru Kawabata
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| Minoru Kawabata | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 22, 1911 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 29, 2001 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Japanese, American |
| Field | Painter |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionist, color field |
Minoru Kawabata (May 22, 1911 – June 29, 2001) Japanese artist, whose works comprise Abstract Expressionist, Color field paintings.[1]
Life and work
Kawabata was born in Tokyo in 1911. He graduated from Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts in 1934. He studied in Paris and Italy 1937-39. Beginning in 1950 he taught art at the Tam University, Tokyo; he was a professor of art there until 1955. At the New School for Social Research in New York City he taught for three years until 1961. Having spent two years in Japan he returned to New York.[2] He painted in an Abstract Expressionist style in the 1950s and in a colour field style after the 1960s.[3]
Collection
- Museum of Modern Art, São Paulo, Brazil
- Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- Museo Premio Lissone, Milan
- National Museum, Tokyo
- Guide LeNoci, Milan
Exhibitions
- 1977, Dec 20-Dec 31, Group Exhibition, Betty Parsons Gallery. Mino Argento, Calvert Coggeshall, Minoru Kawabata, Richard Tuttle, Ruth Vollmer, Robert Yasuda, Helene Aylon and Cleve Gray (among others).[4]
Reviews
- Art News, Mar. 1967, Lawrence Campbell
- House & Garden, Feb. 1968 (Painting Reproduced)
- Arts Magazine, Dec. 1968- jan. 1969
- Times Magazine, Jan. 24, 1969
- Art News, Mar. 1969 Lawrence Campbell
- Studio International, Feb. 1970
- Art News, Mar. 1971 Carter Ratcliff
- Arts Magazine, Mar. 1971 (Painting Reproduced)
References
- ↑ http://lccn.loc.gov/no97029504
- ↑ Archives of American Art Betty Parsons Gallery Files: Biographies of Gallery Artist, circa 47-83. Minoru Kawabata http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/container/viewer/Biographies-of-Gallery-Artists-J-M--307506
- ↑ Minoru Kawabata (Born 1911)http://www.davidrichardcontemporary.com/Artist-Detail.cfm?ArtistsID=614
- ↑ http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/container/viewer/exhibition-announcements-betty-parsons-gallery--307526
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- Minoru Kawabata (b. 1911) Pink One, 1960's Oil on canvas, signed in Roman script M. Kawabata, framed
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