- Kōtarō Takamura
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March 13 ,1883 –April 2 ,1956 was aJapan ese poet and sculptor.His father was
Kōun Takamura , a renowned Japanese sculptor.He graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1902, where he studied sculpture. He studied in New York in 1906, London in 1907, and in Paris in 1908, returning to Japan in 1909, and lived there for the rest of his life.
His sculptural work shows strong influence both from Western work (especially
Auguste Rodin , whom he idolized) and from Japanese traditions.He is also famous for his poems, and especially for his collection "Chiekosho" ("Chieko's sky") (1941), a collection of poems about his wife
Chieko Takamura , who died in 1938.Published works
* "
Chieko's sky ", 1941 (English translation 1978) - ISBN 0-87011-313-5 (English)
* "The Chieko poems", bilingual edition, 2005 - ISBN 1-931243-97-2References
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6134778 Find-A-Grave biography]
* [http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0847675.html Factmonster biography]
* [http://www.artfact.com/features/viewArtist.cfm?1=1&searchType=artist&artistRef=V1AWZH4K4P Artfact biography]
* [http://www.horror-house.jp/e/cat3/kotaro-takamura-18831956.html Kotaro Takamura's grave]
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