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Toshio Yodoi

よどい としお

Yodoi Toshio

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1911-02-15 （Sadachu, Asago Town, Asago District, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan）
Died
2005-02-14 age 93
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
sculptor, educator
Affiliations
Osaka City Kogei School, Tokyo University of the Arts
Memberships
Japan Art Academy

Education

Osaka City Kogei School
Country: Japan
Tokyo School of Fine Arts
Sculpture Department
Country: Japan

Awards

Nikaten Exhibition Special Prize
1948
Work: Elderly Man's Bust
Organization: Nika Association
Result: 受賞
Hirakushi Denchu Prize
1972
Result: 受賞
Prime Minister's Award
1973
Work: Sand, Donkey, and Boy
Result: 受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
1977
Work: Rome's Park
Organization: Japan Art Academy
Result: 受賞
Nagano City Outdoor Sculpture Award
1978
Organization: Nagano City
Result: 受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
1994
Organization: Cabinet Office
Result: 受賞
Order of Culture
2001
Organization: Cabinet Office
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Waves and Group

1959 Sculpture

Saint Mandrill

1966 Sculpture

Release

1969 Sculpture

Nile Twilight

1976 Sculpture

Park of Rome

1976 Sculpture

Beach

1978 Sculpture

Sea Bird and Boy

1981 Sculpture

Beach

1987 Sculpture

Clouds and Tree, Migratory Bird

1991 Sculpture

Ebitaurus Recollection

Sculpture

Young Giraffe with Outstretched Legs

Sculpture

Bibliography

  • Waves and Group
  • Saint Mandrill
  • Release
  • Nile Twilight
  • Park of Rome
  • Beach
  • Sea Bird and Boy
  • Beach
  • Clouds and Tree, Migratory Bird
  • Ebitaurus Recollection
  • Young Giraffe with Outstretched Legs

Legacy

Known for his chiseled forms and rock-like textures, Yodoi profoundly influenced modern Japanese sculpture.

Museums

  • Toshio Yodoi Memorial Museum Asago Art Forest Museum Opened in 1999

Academic Societies

  • Japan Art Academy