Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (2001) award
Keiko Sakagami
さかがみ けいこ
Sakagami Keiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- art historian, university professor
- Active Years
- 1985-
- Affiliations
- Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University | School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I | Department of Art History | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University
School of Letters, Arts and Sciences I
/ Department of Art History
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies at Waseda University; later served as associate professor and professor at the same university
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Art Encouragement Prize (New Artist) | Dream and Light Painters — Rethinking Modernité | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | winner |
Art Encouragement Prize (New Artist)
2001
Work:
Dream and Light Painters — Rethinking Modernité
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dream and Light Painters: Rethinking Modernité
2000 Art historyA study re-examining a group of painters in 19th-century France who foreground themes of light and dream, situating them within modernité.
Impressionismmodernitélight and representation
Berthe Morisot: The Modernity Lived by a Woman Painter
2006 Art historyA biographical and critical study of Berthe Morisot, exploring modernity from the perspective of a woman painter.
women and artImpressionismmodernity
Masters of Western Painting 6: Morisot
2006 Art introductionAn introductory book presenting representative works of Morisot, outlining her techniques and historical placement.
artist studywork commentary
Georges Seurat: Pointillism and Modernité
2014 Art historyA study focusing on pointillism, discussing Seurat's position and the artistic currents of fin-de-siècle Paris.
pointillismmodern cityscience and painting
Bibliography
- Dream and Light Painters: Rethinking Modernité (Skydoor, 2000)
- Berthe Morisot: The Modernity Lived by a Woman Painter (Shogakukan, 2006)
- Masters of Western Painting 6: Morisot (Shogakukan, 2006)
- Georges Seurat: Pointillism and Modernité (Brucke, 2014)
Translations by Author
- Art and Feminism: The Refuted Female Image (PARCO Publishing, 1987)
- Roy Lichtenstein (co-translator, Bijutsu-shuppan, 1990)
- Dorothea Tanning (co-translator, Saiki-sha, 1993)
- The Politics of Painting (translator, Saiki-sha, 1996; Chikuma Gakugei Bunko edition 2021)
- Van Gogh (translator, Nishimura Shoten, 1997)
- Alphonse Mucha: A Turbulent Life and Art (supervising translator, Kodansha, 2001)
- The History of Impressionism (co-translator, Kadokawa Gakugei, 2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly yet accessible expositionanalysis grounded in sources with frequent use of illustrations
- Recurring Motifs
- Impressionism and its peripherymodern city and paintingfemale representation
Legacy
One of Japan's leading art historians on 19th-century French painting and studies of women painters. Her university teaching and public outreach have had a broad impact.
Trivia
- Born in Tokyo.
- Alumna and professor at Waseda University.
- Specializes in 19th-century French painting.
- Won the 2001 Art Encouragement Prize (New Artist) for 'Dream and Light Painters: Rethinking Modernité'.