Kyohei Inukai (1886-1954) was an Japanese American artist who painted portraits and watercolors during the early part of the twentieth century. Inukai received the Maynard Prize in 1926 from the National Academy of Design.[1]
In 1925, his self-portrait was exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.[1] Currently the portrait is in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.[2]
Other notable exhibitions, include a 2014 show at the museum at Amherst which paired Inukai's work with portrature by Robert Brackman.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Fielding, Mantle (1983). "Inukai, Kyohei". In Glenn B. Opitz. Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers. Apollo. p. 471. ISBN 0-938290-02-9.
- ^ "INUKAI, Kyohei 1886 - 1954". Independent Administrative Institution National Museum of Art. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ "An Unblemished Mirror of Truth | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
Further reading
- Inukai, Kyohei; Jones, Anthony; Davey, Miyoko; Takahashi, Akiya (2014). Davey, Miyoko & John, ed. Kyohei Inukai (in *English) (1st edition ed.). 46 WSS Press. ISBN 9780692249826.
- "U.S. life and times of a Japanese portrait artist". The Japan Times. May 26, 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-18.