Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2002) award
Isamu Akino
あきの いさむ
Akino Isamu
Pen Names:
Akino Isamu（Name used on personal website and some publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-04-07 （Kyoto, Japan）
- Died
- 2011-11-23 （At home in Kamigori, Hyōgo, Japan） age 76
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kyoto (birthplace) → Kohama-jima, Okinawa → Mitsugi, Hiroshima → Fukuyama, Hiroshima → Kamigori, Hyōgo
Career
- Occupations
- painter, children's book illustrator, illustrator
- Active Years
- 1960-2011
- Influenced By
- Fuku Akino, Hirojin Sawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of the Arts | Sculpture Department (left before graduation) | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of the Arts
Sculpture Department (left before graduation)
Country:
Japan
Left the sculpture department in 1961
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award | Sashiba Mau Sora | — | Shogakukan | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Art Prize) | Poems Dedicated to the Mothers of the Gods: Continued (translated by Hisao Kanseki; illustrations by Akino) | 美術賞 | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
Shogakukan Children's Publishing Culture Award
2002
Work:
Sashiba Mau Sora
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Art Prize)
2012
Work:
Poems Dedicated to the Mothers of the Gods: Continued (translated by Hisao Kanseki; illustrations by Akino)
Category:
美術賞
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Punkmaincha
1968 picture book / travel-influenced workAn illustrated work inspired by travels in the 1960s, including recollections and drawings from journeys through Russia, Europe, Morocco, Mexico and North America.
travelfolklorecross-cultural encounters
Sashiba Mau Sora
2001 picture bookA picture book with text by Sachiyo Ishigaki and Kazuko Akino, illustrated by Isamu Akino, focusing on nature and birds.
naturebirdsenvironment
Isamu On the Road — The End of the Babylon/Urban Era and the Beginning of a Time Heading to Space
1997 autobiographyAn autobiographical work recounting his travels, artistic practice, and personal history (revised edition).
autobiographytravelartistic creation
Bibliography
- Punkmaincha (1968)
- Punkmaincha: Nepalese Folktales (retold by Yuzo Otsuka, Fukuinkan)
- I Am Song, I Walk Here: Poems of American Indians (trans. Hisao Kanseki; illustrations)
- The Stone Lion Story: Tibetan Folktales (retold by Yuzo Otsuka; illustrations)
- Sashiba Mau Sora (2001, illustrations)
- Isamu On the Road (autobiography, 1997)
Translations of Works
- I Am Song, I Walk Here (exists in translations)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- naive yet strong brushworkuse of tonal and vivid colorillustrations incorporating folklore and travel memories
- Recurring Motifs
- birdsnaturefolktalestravel landscapes
Health
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esophageal cancer2011Contracted esophageal cancer late in life and died at home; this ended his active period of creation.
Legacy
A painter and illustrator who brought travel and cross-cultural landscapes into Japanese children's publishing through his picture books and folktale illustrations. Son of Fuku Akino; his long residence on Kohama-jima and itinerant experiences are noted.
Archives
- Akino Isamu official website (works and profile)
- National Diet Library holdings (related publications)
Trivia
- Born as the second son of painter Fuku Akino.
- Dropped out of the Sculpture Department at Tokyo University of the Arts and spent much of his life traveling and living abroad.
- Lived on Kohama-jima (Okinawa) from 1977 to 1994.