Teraoka masami biography for kids
Teraoka masami biography for kids
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Masami Teraoka
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Teraoka in 2011 | |
| Born | 1936 Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Education | Kwansei Gakuin University Otis College of Art and Design |
| Awards | National Endowment for the Arts American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| Website | masamiteraoka.com |
Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is an American contemporary artist.
His work includes Ukiyo-e-influenced woodcut prints and paintings in watercolor and oil. He is known for work that merges traditional Edo-style aesthetics with icons of American culture.
Education
Teraoka was born in the town of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture.
He studied from 1954–59 at the Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan where he received his B.A. in Aesthetics.
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He moved to the United States in 1961. From 1964 to 1968 he attended and graduated from the Otis Art Institute, now the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, where he received a B.F.A. and M.F.A. He received an honorary doctorate in the fin