George Tsutakawa (February 22, 1910 – December 18, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in... Read full biography
George Tsutakawa (February 22, 1910 – December 18, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in both the United States and Japan. He attended the University of Washington, where, after serving in the... Read full biography
George Tsutakawa (February 22, 1910 – December 18, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in both the United States and Japan. He attended the University of Washington, where, after serving in the U.S. Army during World War Two, he became a teacher. He rose to international prominence as a fountain designer in the 1960s and 70's. During his long career more than 70 of his distinctive fountains... Read full biography
George Tsutakawa (February 22, 1910 – December 18, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in both the United States and Japan. He attended the University of Washington, where, after serving in the U.S. Army during World War Two, he became a teacher. He rose to international prominence as a fountain designer in the 1960s and 70's. During his long career more than 70 of his distinctive fountains - many of them still extant - were placed in public spaces. He is often associated with the progressive 'Northwest School' of artists, and is among the major, influential figures of modern Asian-American art. He died in Seattle in 1997. George... Read full biography
George Tsutakawa (February 22, 1910 – December 18, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in both the United States and Japan. He attended the University of Washington, where, after serving in the U.S. Army during World War Two, he became a teacher. He rose to international prominence as a fountain designer in the 1960s and 70's. During his long career more than 70 of his distinctive fountains - many of them still extant - were placed in public spaces. He is often associated with the progressive 'Northwest School' of artists, and is among the major, influential figures of modern Asian-American art. He died in Seattle in 1997. George Tsutakawa was born February 22, 1910, in Seattle, Washington.[1] He was named in honor of George Washington (whose birthday is Feb. 22n... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art
2002
Ament, Deloris Tarzan
388 pages (color)
The Pacific Northwest Landscape: A Painted History
2001
Harmon, Kitty; Jonathan Raban
144 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
They Painted with Their Hearts (and) Asian American Artists Directory (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Tsutakawa, Mayumi
87 pages (color)
George Tsutukawa (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Kingsbury, Martha
159 pages (color)
Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition)
1987
Cummings, Paul
653 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
Fifty Northwest Artists (photos of artists by Marsha Burns)
1983
Guenther, Bruce
118 pages (color)
Northwest Traditions (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Cowles, Charles (others)
105 pages (color)
Northwest Art Today Adventures in Art (Exhibition catalog)