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Description:In 1904, a time when very few Japanese nationals ventured beyond the country's borders, 20-year-old Gozo Kawamura sailed from Japan to the United States and then France to study Western art. In a few years he became a talented sculptor and invented an enlarging machine that helped construct significant monumental sculptures in the U.S., including the statue The Contemplation of Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court and several major public works in New York City. He designed a bronze model of a bull that became the ideal for the U.S.'s cattle industry at a critical point in its growth in the mid-20th century, and he created bust portraits of such important political and military personages as President Calvin Coolidge and General Douglas MacArthur. However, despite his personal and artistic achievements and his rare position as an artist working between two cultures that have had complex relations in the 20th century, his name became lost both in the United States and Japan for many decades. Now, thanks to Nobuko Iinuma, author of several books spotlighting the accomplishments of her fellow Japanese Americans, his considerable artistic achievements have been revealed in this thoughtful biography. Interweaving her own personal journey investigating the artist's life and work, Iinuma chronicles Gozo's childhood in rural Japan, his studies and work as a sculptor in the United States, France and finally in Japan, where he returned during World War II. Though his life was short, Gozo Kawamura's accomplishments in Western-style sculptor were all the more remarkable considering the tension between Japan and much of the West in the mid-20th century. This book is not simply a biography, but it also a tale of two countries and of how their relations can be strengthened by creative individuals such as Gozo.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life of a Sculptor: Gozo Kawamura: The Life of Gozo Kawamura: Japan’s Forgotten Maestro of Sculpture. To get started finding The Life of a Sculptor: Gozo Kawamura: The Life of Gozo Kawamura: Japan’s Forgotten Maestro of Sculpture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 151

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Release: 2016

ISBN: 153976818X

Description: In 1904, a time when very few Japanese nationals ventured beyond the country's borders, 20-year-old Gozo Kawamura sailed from Japan to the United States and then France to study Western art. In a few years he became a talented sculptor and invented an enlarging machine that helped construct significant monumental sculptures in the U.S., including the statue The Contemplation of Justice at the U.S. Supreme Court and several major public works in New York City. He designed a bronze model of a bull that became the ideal for the U.S.'s cattle industry at a critical point in its growth in the mid-20th century, and he created bust portraits of such important political and military personages as President Calvin Coolidge and General Douglas MacArthur. However, despite his personal and artistic achievements and his rare position as an artist working between two cultures that have had complex relations in the 20th century, his name became lost both in the United States and Japan for many decades. Now, thanks to Nobuko Iinuma, author of several books spotlighting the accomplishments of her fellow Japanese Americans, his considerable artistic achievements have been revealed in this thoughtful biography. Interweaving her own personal journey investigating the artist's life and work, Iinuma chronicles Gozo's childhood in rural Japan, his studies and work as a sculptor in the United States, France and finally in Japan, where he returned during World War II. Though his life was short, Gozo Kawamura's accomplishments in Western-style sculptor were all the more remarkable considering the tension between Japan and much of the West in the mid-20th century. This book is not simply a biography, but it also a tale of two countries and of how their relations can be strengthened by creative individuals such as Gozo.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life of a Sculptor: Gozo Kawamura: The Life of Gozo Kawamura: Japan’s Forgotten Maestro of Sculpture. To get started finding The Life of a Sculptor: Gozo Kawamura: The Life of Gozo Kawamura: Japan’s Forgotten Maestro of Sculpture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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