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Fumio KITAOKA  -  1918-2007      Grand Old Master

Fumio Kitaoka

Fumio Kitaoka 1918-2007

Fumio Kitaoka was born in Tokyo. He studied at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts and as an experienced artist after World War II in Paris at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts Francaise from 1955-1956. In the 1960s, he received scholarship and taught art in the USA. Fumio Kitaoka exhibited in international biennales in Asia, America and Europe. During his late years colorful landscapes are typical for him. In spite of his age Fumio Kitaoka has exhibited regularly in the prestigious CWAJ print shows in Tokyo - in 2005 it was his 46th participation out of 50 shows altogether!
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:

• Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
• Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
• Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
• Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
• Annual CWAJ catalogs