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Goro Kumagai

1932 – 2017

Japanese printmaker, educator

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About Goro Kumagai

Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84–85). Goro Kumagai was a Japanese painter, printmaker, teacher and illustrator.

Goro Kumagai (; 1932 – 2017) was a Japanese visual artist and educator. He is known for traditional Japanese woodcut prints. Kumagai taught woodblock printing for many years at Saitama University in Saitama City, Japan.

Biography Kumagai was born in 1932, in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Empire of Japan. He graduated in 1956 from the department of Western painting at the Musashino Art University in Kodaira, Japan.

Kumagai taught woodblock printing at Saitama University, from 1961 until 1998.

Kumagai's artwork is in museum collections, including at in the Art Institute of Chicago; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Minneapolis Institute of Art; the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in Victoria, Canada; the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.; and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C..

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Important facts

Born
1932, Hirosaki
Birth century
Died
2017, Hirosaki
Education
Musashino Art University
Employers
Saitama University, Musashino Art University, Bunka Gakuen University
Also known as
Kumagai Goro, Kumagai Gorou, Gorō Kumagai, Kumagai Gorō

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People whose lives overlapped Goro Kumagai's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Goro Kumagai?

Japanese printmaker, educator (1932–2017)

When was Goro Kumagai born?

Goro Kumagai was born in 1932 in Hirosaki.

When did Goro Kumagai die?

Goro Kumagai died in 2017 in Hirosaki.

What was Goro Kumagai's occupation?

Goro Kumagai was a painter, printmaker, teacher and illustrator.

What nationality was Goro Kumagai?

Goro Kumagai was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Goro Kumagai

· Wikidata: Q3200349

· DBpedia: Goro Kumagai

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