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"All Members of the Kitagawa Tamiji Collection from the Seto City Art Museum Collection!

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Tamiji Kitagawa

Tamiji Kitagawa (1894-1989) was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. After dropping out of Waseda University's School of Commerce, he moved to the United States in 1914 at the age of 20. In 1921, he moved to Mexico, where he devoted himself to children's art education at Tlalpam in the suburbs of Mexico City and at an outdoor art school in Tasco and also worked on his own paintings. He returned to Japan in 1936 and exhibited works featuring Mexican people and customs at the Nika Exhibition the following year, where he was nominated for membership. During the war, he evacuated to Seto City, where his wife's family lived, and thereafter set up a studio in Seto City, where he actively produced works featuring Seto landscapes and potters, etc. In 1978, he was appointed president of the Nika-kai, and became a devoted educator and a leading Western-style painter in Japan, leading the Japanese painting world.

The museum has collected works by Tamiji Kitagawa as one of its main collections and holds regular exhibitions of his works. 30 years after his death, the "Citizens' Favorite Tamiji Kitagawa" exhibition held in 2019 was an attempt to collect and exhibit works by Tamiji Kitagawa from citizens, and we received many submissions from them, showing that Tamiji Kitagawa was truly loved by the citizens of Seto City. The exhibition was an attempt to collect and exhibit works by Tamiji Kitagawa from the citizens of Seto City. In addition, many people donated their works to the exhibition.

The collection of Tamiji Kitagawa, including the donated works, has now reached approximately 160 pieces. This exhibition will allow visitors to enjoy the world view of Kitagawa Tamitsugu expressed through various techniques such as oil paintings, prints, watercolors, and painted ceramics.

[Events]
1. Gallery Talk
Date: Saturday, July 1, 13:30 -
Venue: Seto City Museum of Art
Admission required.

2. Atelier Open House by Tamiji Kitagawa
Date: June 17 (Sat) and 18 (Sun), 10:00-15:00 both days
Venue: Tamiji Kitagawa Atelier (23, Ando-cho, Seto City)
Please check the official website for event details and application procedures.

Schedule

Jun 3 (Sat) 2023-Jul 30 (Sun) 2023

Opening Hours Information

Hours	9:00-17:00
Closed	Closed on June 13 and July 11.

Fee

Adults ¥500; University and High School Students ¥300; Junior High School Students and Under, Seniors 65 & Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.

Website

http://www.seto-cul.jp/information/index.php?s=1684910579