About Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa
Lived 1911 – 1999 (aged 88). Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa was a Japanese graphic designer and printmaker.
Kenichi Kuriyagawa (栗谷川健一, Kuriyagawa Ken'ichi; 28 February 1911 – 12 August 1999) was a Japanese painter and graphic designer. He is known for tourism posters depicting Hokkaido, for designing the flag and emblem of Hokkaido Prefecture adopted in 1967, and for founding the first design school in Hokkaido. The Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art has described him as the "father of Hokkaido design".
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Who was Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa?
Japanese graphic designer and printmaker (1911–1999)
When was Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa born?
Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa was born on 28 February 1911 in Iwamizawa.
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Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa died on 12 August 1999 in Sapporo.
What was Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa's occupation?
Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa was a graphic designer and printmaker.
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Ken'ichi Kuriyagawa was Japanese.
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