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Fukuzawa Ichiro |
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| Biography |
Fukuzawa Ichiro (1898-1992) was a Western-style painter of the Meiji to Showa period. Born in Gunma Prefecture. He studied sculpture under Asakura Fumio. In 1924 he traveled to Paris to study sculpture, but within three years had switched to oil painting. After returning to Japan, he introduced Surrealism to Japan, formed the Bijyutsu Bunka Art Association in 1949, and became a promoter of the avant-garde art movement. He was a professor at Tama Art University and Joshibi University and was awarded the prestigious Order of Culture award in 1991. |
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