Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1982) award
Yutaka Murakami
むらかみ ゆたか
Murakami Yutaka
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-06-14 （Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2022-07-22 （Japan） age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- painter, illustrator, picture book artist, book cover artist
- Active Years
- 1960-2022
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka Prefectural Mishima Minami High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Shizuoka Prefectural Mishima Minami High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Shogakukan Art Award | Kappa Dokkuri and others | — | Shogakukan | won |
| 1984 | Ehon Nippon Award | Hakamadare | — | Ehon Nippon Award | won |
| 1998 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Prize | won |
| 2007 | Akai Tori Illustration Award | Illustrations for Sato Satoru's 'Honcho Kidan: Tengu Doji' | — | Akai Tori Illustration Award | won |
Shogakukan Art Award
1982
Work:
Kappa Dokkuri and others
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
won
Ehon Nippon Award
1984
Work:
Hakamadare
Organization:
Ehon Nippon Award
Result:
won
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1998
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Prize
Result:
won
Akai Tori Illustration Award
2007
Work:
Illustrations for Sato Satoru's 'Honcho Kidan: Tengu Doji'
Organization:
Akai Tori Illustration Award
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Kikuchi Kan Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 52 (1998) award
Akai Tori Illustration Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 21 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
Seasons: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection
1999 art collectionAn art collection themed on the four seasons. Published by Kodansha.
seasonsnature
Ink Dreams: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection
2004 art collectionAn art collection focusing on works done in ink. Published by Kodansha.
ink paintingtradition
Play: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection
2013 art collectionAn art collection that gathers a variety of motifs. Published by Kodansha.
playdiverse motifs
Bibliography
- Seasons: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection (Kodansha, 1999)
- Ink Dreams: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection (Kodansha, 2004)
- Play: Yutaka Murakami Art Collection (Kodansha, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- soft style using watercolor and inkfusion of traditional Japanese motifs with a modern sensibility
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonsEdo-period landscapesyokai/folklore elementschild-friendly designs
Health
-
illness (unspecified)〜2022died in 2022
Legacy
A painter and illustrator who long produced magazine covers, serial illustrations, picture book originals and book designs. He received multiple awards and was highly regarded in children's book illustration and publishing design.
Museums
- Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum (related) Tokyo, Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library authority
- VIAF: 265402960
Trivia
- Debuted as an illustrator in 1960 with Ryotaro Shiba's serialized 'Kaze no Bushi'.
- Served for many years as the cover artist for the inaugural issue (1962) onward of 'Shosetsu Gendai'.
- Provided watercolor title back paintings for the TBS series 'Edo o Kiru' over many years.