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(July 25, 1903 – December 16, 1988) was a Japanese artist. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts western art department in 1927 and had a successful career from early on. During
(July 25, 1903 – December 16, 1988) was a Japanese artist. He graduated from the Tokyo University of the Arts western art department in 1927 and had a successful career from early on. During World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
he was often commissioned paintings depicting Japanese military scenes, such as the signing of the British surrender of Singapore
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, and Japanese infantrymen making their way through high grass fields in Malaysia
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. He returned to mainstream painting following the war, and painted until his death. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
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See also
*Iku Takenaka
Iku Takenaka (竹中郁, ''Takenaka Iku'' 1904–1982) was a Japanese poet from Hyogo prefecture. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University. His best-known work is a cinepoem ''Rugby''.
He met Ryunosuke Akutagawa who wrote closet screenplays ...
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1903 births 1988 deaths Tokyo School of Fine Arts alumni People from Kobe Japanese war artists World War II artists 20th-century Japanese painters Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Japan-artist-stub