Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1942) award
Kotaro Takamura
たかむら こうたろう
Takamura Kotaro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1883-03-13 （Shitaya-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1956-04-02 （Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan） age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Shitaya-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan → New York, United States → London, United Kingdom → Paris, France → Hanamaki Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan → Yamaguchi, Ota Village, Hienai District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan → Momozonocho, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- poet, tanka poet, sculptor, painter
- Active Years
- 1902-1956
- Memberships
- Shinshisha, Pan no Kai
- Influenced By
- Kōun Takamura, Auguste Rodin
- Influenced
- Hiroatsu Takada
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Former Tokyo School of Fine Arts) | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Sculpture | — | 1897-1902 | Japan |
| Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Former Tokyo School of Fine Arts) | Faculty of Fine Arts | Department of Western Painting | — | 1902-1905 | Japan |
| Art Students League of New York | — | Evening Classes | — | 1906-1907 | United States |
Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Former Tokyo School of Fine Arts)
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Sculpture
Period:
1897-1902
Year of Graduation:
1902
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Sculpture Department
Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (Former Tokyo School of Fine Arts)
Faculty of Fine Arts
/ Department of Western Painting
Period:
1902-1905
Year of Graduation:
1905
Country:
Japan
Transferred to Western Painting Department after graduate course
Art Students League of New York
Evening Classes
Period:
1906-1907
Year of Graduation:
1907
Country:
United States
Worked as assistant then attended night classes
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Imperial Art Academy Prize | The Way | — | Imperial Art Academy | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | Typical | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
Imperial Art Academy Prize
1942
Work:
The Way
Organization:
Imperial Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1951
Work:
Typical
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Way
1914 Poetry CollectionTakamura's first poetry collection depicting the journey of life.
lifejourney
Chieko-sho
1941 Poetry CollectionA poetry collection expressing thoughts toward his wife, Chieko.
loveloss
Typical
1950 Poetry CollectionA collection of postwar poems.
postwarreflection
Maiden Statue
1953 SculptureA maiden statue erected on the shores of Lake Towada.
sculpturefemale figure
Bibliography
- The Way
- Chieko-sho
- Typical
- Maiden Statue
- Seated Nude
- Pomegranate
- Cicada
Translations by Author
- Words of Auguste Rodin
- The Flames of Heaven
- Recollections of Vincent van Gogh
- Selected Diaries
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RomanticismLyric poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- naturejourneyloneliness
Health
-
Pulmonary Tuberculosis1945-1956Affected his later works
Legacy
He is highly regarded as a representative poet and sculptor of modern and contemporary Japan.
Museums
- Kotaro Takamura Memorial Museum Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan Opened in 1998
- Takamura Annex Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan Opened in 2000
Archives
- Museum of Modern Japanese Literature
Quotes
-
Remember December 8th
Source: Asahi Shimbun (1941)
Trivia
- His death day is called Rangyoki