Kanemitsu, Matsumi
Variant namesPainter; New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif.; b. 1922; d. 1992. Also known as Mike Kanemitsu.
Although born in Utah, Kanemitsu lived in Japan until he was eighteen. In 1940 he returned to the United States, joining the Army in 1941. After the war, he studied with Fernand Leger in Paris; with Kuniyoshi, Sternberg, and others at the Art Student's League in New York; and with sculptor Karl Metzler in Baltimore. A highly recognized second generation Abstract Expressionist in New York, Kanemitsu came to Los Angeles on a Ford Foundation Fellowship in 1961, and settled there permanently.
From the description of Matsumi Kanemitsu papers, [ca. 1970-1990]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83923222
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| creatorOf | KANEMITSU, MATSUMI. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| referencedIn | Larry Fagin Papers., n.d., 1958-1977. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| creatorOf | Paul Jenkins papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Stanley Twardowicz papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Kanemitsu, Matsumi, 1922-1992 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Martenet, J. Blankfard, 1898-1957. J. Blankfard Martenet Scrapbook on Baltimore Artists 1929-1951 | Baltimore Museum of Art Library & Archives | |
| creatorOf | Kanemitsu, Matsumi. Artist file. | Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives | |
| referencedIn | William Hemmerdinger papers, 1871, 1941-2007 | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Matsumi Kanemitsu papers | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Martenet, J. Blankfard, 1898-1957 | person |
| associatedWith | Twardowicz, Stanley, 1917- | person |
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Death 1992
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