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1921 Seattle, Washington - 2008. Known for: Grid painting on canvas, war-themes.
Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi Art (1921-2008): An American Abstract Master. Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi was born in Seattle, WA in 1921 during a family business trip to the U.S. She was raised and educated outside... Read full biography
Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi Art (1921-2008): An American Abstract Master. Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi was born in Seattle, WA in 1921 during a family business trip to the U.S. She was raised and educated outside of Tokyo, Japan where she attended the prestigious Rikkyo Jogakuin, Futaba-kojo-Futaba-kai school.... Read full biography
Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi Art (1921-2008): An American Abstract Master. Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi was born in Seattle, WA in 1921 during a family business trip to the U.S. She was raised and educated outside of Tokyo, Japan where she attended the prestigious Rikkyo Jogakuin, Futaba-kojo-Futaba-kai school. As a young woman Okoshi lived through the bombings and destruction of her home and way of life during WWII. She recalls, "Everything was destroyed, destroyed everywhere, people with nothing, nothing... Read full biography
Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi Art (1921-2008): An American Abstract Master. Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi was born in Seattle, WA in 1921 during a family business trip to the U.S. She was raised and educated outside of Tokyo, Japan where she attended the prestigious Rikkyo Jogakuin, Futaba-kojo-Futaba-kai school. As a young woman Okoshi lived through the bombings and destruction of her home and way of life during WWII. She recalls, "Everything was destroyed, destroyed everywhere, people with nothing, nothing to eat, nowhere to live.". On a train from Tokyo to Nagasaki, Okoshi passed through Hiroshima after the bombing. The military police ordered her to shut the blinds but she peeked through. She saw that there was nothing. Faced with nothing herself,... Read full biography
Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi Art (1921-2008): An American Abstract Master. Eugenia Sumiye Okoshi was born in Seattle, WA in 1921 during a family business trip to the U.S. She was raised and educated outside of Tokyo, Japan where she attended the prestigious Rikkyo Jogakuin, Futaba-kojo-Futaba-kai school. As a young woman Okoshi lived through the bombings and destruction of her home and way of life during WWII. She recalls, "Everything was destroyed, destroyed everywhere, people with nothing, nothing to eat, nowhere to live.". On a train from Tokyo to Nagasaki, Okoshi passed through Hiroshima after the bombing. The military police ordered her to shut the blinds but she peeked through. She saw that there was nothing. Faced with nothing herself, Okoshi decided to leave Japan. She fought authorities to recognize her as an American citizen by birth and came back to Seattle, WA where she... Read full biography
Eugenia Okoshi - Artist Info
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Paper as Art Media
- •Sumi-e-Ink
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Japan
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Japanese
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York