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Fuku Akino

Fuku Akino (秋野 不矩, Akino Fuku, July 25, 1908 - October 11, 2001) was a Japanese painter. She was born in Futamata, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture (currently, Nimata Town, Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City). She became known by her paintings of Indian themes, landscapes and peoples.

Life and career

Akino got a degree in teaching from Shizuoka's Normal School (current Shizuoka University Faculty of Education) in 1926. She taught classes at an elementary school, but quitted after a year. Akino then went to Kyoto to learn Japanese-style painting (Nihonga), under the guidance of Suisho Nishiyama.[1]

In 1948, Akino left the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition and joined the Sozo Bijutsu (Creative Arts) group, together with Uemura Shoko and Fukuda Toyoshiro, seeking a renewal of Japanese art. The following year, she became an assistant professor at Kyoto City University of Arts.

When she was 53 years old, Akino was invited by India's Visva-Bharati University to be a visiting professor.[2] Charmed by the country, she started to work on Indian themes. Akino visited India several times, painting the country's landscapes, buildings and peoples.[3] Akino also visited Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia and Africa.

Akino died in 11 October 2001, in Kyoto, of a heart attack.[1]

Honors

Akino Fuku Museum, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.


Akino was named a Person of Cultural Merit in 1991 and was awarded the Order of Culture in 1999.[1][4]. A museum housing her artworks was built in her hometown of Hamamatsu in 1998.[5] The museum was designed by Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori.[3][5]


References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Fuku Akino". The Japan Times Online. 2001-10-12. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. ^ "Akino Fuku—Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Artist's Birth | The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto". www.momak.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  3. ^ a b "Hamamatsu City Fuku Akino Art Museum | iN HAMAMATSU.COM". www.inhamamatsu.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. ^ "Thursday, November 11". japan.kantei.go.jp. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. ^ a b Gleason, Alan. "artscape International". www.dnp.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


External links

Fuku Akino page (in Japanese)


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