Kuniyoshi Kaneko

Kuniyoshi Kaneko (金子國義; b. 1936, Saitama Prefecture, Japan – d. March 17, 2015)[1] was a Japanese painter, illustrator and photographer perhaps best known for his paintings and drawings of women in bondage such as his illustrations for a Japanese edition of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland.[2] The musical performer Momus released a song about his work entitled "The Cabinet of Kuniyoshi Kaneko".[3][4] In 1991 Kaneko provided the artwork for Alice: An Interactive Museum click-and-go adventure game. In 1992 his work was included in Adam and Eve an exhibition at the Saitama Kenritsu Kindai Bijutsukan (Museum of Modern Art) in Saitama.[5] Kuniyoshi died of heart failure on March 17, 2015 at the age of 78.[6]

References

  1. "Kuniyoshi Kaneko". biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. "Lolibrary - Innocent World - JSK - Kuniyoshi Kaneko Alice High Waist JSK". lolibrary.org. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "Momus - The Cabinet of Kuniyoshi Kaneko lyrics - Musixmatch". musiXmatch. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. Momus: The Cabinet of Kuniyoshi Kaneko. YouTube. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  5. "Adam & Eve (Open Library)". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. "画家の金子國義さん 死去 NHKニュース". nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 19 March 2015.