The Sugimoto Art Museum (杉本美術館) features the work of the Japanese painter
Kenkichi Sugimoto
Kenkichi Sugimoto (杉本健吉) (September 20, 1905 in Nagoya – February 10, 2004 in Nagoya) is a Japanese artist. He was known as an oil painter, illustrator, and graphic designer.
In 1987 the Meitetsu railroad company opened the Sugimot ...
(1905-2004) and is located in
Mihama,
Chita District
is a rural district located in southwestern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Chita Peninsula.
As of 1 October 2019, the district had an estimated population of 160,542 and a population density of 968 persons per km2. Its total area was 165.84 ...
,
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. The museum is operated by the
Meitetsu
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
railway company.
See also
*
List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museums, which are museums displaying the work of, or bearing the name of, a single visual artist.
* Basuki Abdullah – Basoeki Abdullah Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
* Affandi – Affandi Museum, Yogyakarta, Indones ...
External links
Homepage of the Sugimoto Art Museum
Meitetsu Group
Art museums and galleries in Aichi Prefecture
Mihama, Aichi
1978 establishments in Japan
Art museums and galleries established in 1978
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