Minoru Kawabata
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Minoru Kawabata | |
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| Born | 22 May 1911 |
| Died | 29 June 2001 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Japanese-American |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism, color field |
Minoru Kawabata (22 May 1911 – 29 June 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 between 1937-39. Starting in 1950 he taught art at the Tam University, Tokyo; he was a professor of art there until 1955.[citation needed]
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 City.[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, 20-31 December, Group Exhibition at the Betty Parsons Gallery; Mino Argento, Calvert Coggeshall, Richard Tuttle, Ruth Vollmer, Helene Aylon and Cleve Gray (among others)[4]
Reviews
- Art News, March 1967, Lawrence Campbell
- House & Garden, Feb. 1968 (Painting Reproduced)
- Arts Magazine, December 1968- jan. 1969
- Times Magazine, January 24, 1969
- Art News, March 1969 Lawrence Campbell
- Studio International, February 1970
- Art News, March 1971 Carter Ratcliff
- Arts Magazine, March 1971 (painting reproduced)
References
External links
- Archives of American Art Betty Parsons Gallery Files: Biography of Minoru Kawabata (Sale Records and Exhibition)
- Kawabata, Japanese painter and teacher
- Auction Results for Minoru Kawabata Art
- Minoru Kawabata - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records
- Minoru Kawabata Pink One, 1960's Oil on canvas, signed in Roman script M. Kawabata, framed
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