Chuzo Tamotsu Pictorial Collection 1931-1993

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Chuzo Tamotsu Pictorial Collection 1931-1993

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The collection contains photographs of Chuzo Tamotsu's paintings. Many of his works employ an ecclectic, hybrid style which relates to both East Asian and Western styles of painting.

2 boxes (179 photographic prints ; 8 x 10" or smaller, 31 slides ; 2 x 2", 16 phototransparencies ; 2 3/4", 19 phototransparencies mounted; 4 x 5")

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New Mexico Arts Commission

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The Arts Commission was established in 1965 (1965 NM Laws, Chp. 138, Sec. 1-5). For a complete history of the agency see OCLC record #38534757. From the description of New Mexico Arts Commission photograph collection [graphic]. 196--1973. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548452 ...

Tamotsu, Chūzō, 1888-1975

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Chuzo Tamotsu was born Febraury 19, 1891 in the Japanese village of Toguchi. He studied painting, both traditional Japanese and Western styles, under private tutors. He arrived in New York in 1920 and worked in a variety of two-dimensional media. From 1932-1938, Tamotsu worked on WPA (Works Progress Administration) Commissions. During World War II, he served the U.S. Army as a combat sketch artist. He became a founding member of the New York Artists' Equity Association in 1947. Tamotsu moved to ...