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Takeo Watanabe

わたなべ たけお

Watanabe Takeo

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1916-07-02 (Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2003-09-11 (Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan) age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Western-style painter
Active Years
1941-2003
Affiliations
Japan Art Academy, Nitten, Saitama Prefecture Artist Association, Kofukai
Memberships
Musashino-kai, Yono-kai
Influenced By
Kunzo Minami, Manjiro Terauchi

Education

Tokyo School of Fine Arts (former)
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Art Exhibition Special Selection
1941
Work: Portrait of the Elder Librarian T
Organization: Japan Art Exhibition
Result: 特選
Kofukai Prize
1941
Organization: Kofukai
Result: 受賞
Prime Minister's Award
1973
Organization: Nitten
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1985
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Urawa City Cultural Honor Award
1985
Organization: Urawa City
Result: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1987
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
1998
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Honorary Citizen
1999
Organization: Urawa City
Result: 称号授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Portrait of the Elder Librarian T

1941 Portrait

1973 Landscape painting

1985 Landscape painting

Legacy

Known as one of the Urawa painters, he served as a member of the Japan Art Academy and a board member of Nitten. He produced many landscape paintings and was recognized for his cultural contributions.

Museums

  • Saitama Prefectural Museum of Modern Art

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy
  • Kofukai
  • Nitten
  • Saitama Prefecture Artist Association