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Tsuyoshi Takahashi

たかはし ごう

Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-08-31 (Sakata, Yamagata, Japan)
Died
1991-09-05 (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) age 70
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Sculptor
Active Years
1947-1991
Affiliations
Tokyo Kasei University
Memberships
Member of Nitten, Member of Japan Choso-kai, Director and Chair of Japan Sculpture Society
Influenced By
Seibo Kitamura

Education

Tokyo Fine Arts School (pre-war system)
Period: 1941-1946
Year of Graduation: 1946
Country: Japan

Awards

Prime Minister's Award
1981
Work: Woman of Boso
Organization: Nitten
Result: 受賞
Imperial Prize of the Japan Art Academy
1986
Work: Dancer in the Studio
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ballerina

1954 Sculpture

Produced a series of sculptures themed on ballerinas.

Ballerina

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealisticDynamic form composition
Recurring Motifs
Ballerinas

Legacy

Donated 178 plaster models to his hometown Sakata City, contributing to the promotion of arts in the region.

Museums

  • Sakata City Art Museum Sakata, Yamagata, Japan

Trivia

  • He worked mainly in wood carving until the mid-1950s and later switched to modeling in clay.
  • His real name is pronounced Takahashi Takeshi.