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Yasuo Kuniyoshi, c 1889-1953
Yasuo Kuniyoshi came to the United States in 1906 at age thirteen, and a year later he began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. In 1910 he moved to New York City, where he continued his studies while working a series of odd jobs. His paintings and prints merged Eastern and Western aesthetics and explored various themes, including portraiture and landscape. Listed as an enemy at the start of World War II, Kuniyoshi proclaimed that he was an "American by conviction" and contributed to the war effort by painting posters for the Office of War Information. Interested in promoting the rights of artists, he founded and became the first president of the Artists Equity Association in 1947. A year later he became the first living painter to be given a one-man exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City.
Alfredo Valente, c 1945 |