Sankei Children’s Publishing Culture Award
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Edition 4 (1957) award
Imaizumi Atsuo
いまいずみ あつお
Imaizumi Atsuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1902-07-07 （Yamagata Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1984-01-19 age 81
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- art critic, museum official, scholar, author
- Active Years
- 1934-1984
- Affiliations
- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (Deputy Director), The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (Director), Art Critics Association (founder)
- Memberships
- Art Critics Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former Yamagata High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Imperial University (The University of Tokyo) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Paris (Sorbonne) | — | — | — | 1932-1934 | France |
| Humboldt University of Berlin | — | — | — | 1932-1934 | Germany |
Former Yamagata High School
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Imperial University (The University of Tokyo)
Country:
Japan
Listed as a graduate in sources; faculty and year not specified in available reference
University of Paris (Sorbonne)
Period:
1932-1934
Country:
France
Traveled to Europe in 1932 and studied
Humboldt University of Berlin
Period:
1932-1934
Country:
Germany
Reported to have studied in Berlin during European stay
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Renoir
1938 Art criticism / monographA study on Pierre-Auguste Renoir combining criticism and illustrated commentary.
Impressionismartist study
Kanji Maeda
1941 Artist monograph / criticismA work discussing the Japanese painter Kanji Maeda.
Japanese paintersmodern art
Van Gogh
1951 Art criticism / monographA critical study and biographical account of Vincent van Gogh.
Post-Impressionismart and biography
Western Art
1956 Art history / introductionAn introductory overview of the development of Western art aimed at general readers.
Western art historyeducation
On Contemporary Painters
1958 criticismA collection of critiques on contemporary painters after the war.
contemporary artartist criticism
Artists of Contemporary Art
1972 criticism / collected essaysA series published 1972–75 summarizing essays on contemporary artists.
contemporary artartist studies
Collected Works of Imaizumi Atsuo (6 vols.)
1979 collected worksA six-volume collected edition compiling his major works.
collected writingscritical selection
Two Paintings
1984 criticismA late-career collection of essays; one of his final publications.
critiquepainting theory
Bibliography
- Renoir (1938)
- Kanji Maeda (1941)
- Van Gogh (1951)
- Western Art (1956)
- On Contemporary Painters (1958)
- Artists of Contemporary Art (1972-75)
- Collected Works of Imaizumi Atsuo (6 vols., 1979)
- Two Paintings (1984)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and systematic art discourseillustration-supported explanatory tone
- Recurring Motifs
- focus on Western art historylineage of Impressionism and modern artlinking artists' lives to their styles
Legacy
An influential postwar Japanese art critic and museum administrator who served in senior roles at national modern art museums and contributed to exhibition practice and the dissemination of art history.
Academic Societies
- Art Critics Association
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings / authority records
- VIAF / international library authority records
Trivia
- Traveled to Europe in 1932 and studied at the University of Paris and Humboldt University.
- Founded the Art Critics Association in 1936.
- Served as Deputy Director of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (from 1952) and Director of The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (1967–1969).
- Major works were compiled in a six-volume collected edition in 1979.