Kunzo Minami

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKunzo•Minami
Used nameKunzo•Minami
Original name南•薫造
Born21 July 1883 in Yasuura, Kure, Hiroshima (JPN)
Died6 January 1950 in Yasuura, Kure, Hiroshima (JPN)
NOC Japan

Biography

Japanese print artist and painter Kunzo Minami graduated from the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1907, and then moved to Europe. In the United Kingdom he studied British art, especially the Pre-Raphaelites, and while there, became a friend of Tomimoto Kenkichi (1886-1963). In 1909, Minami went to France, and traveled through Europe, returning to Japan in 1910. He became known as a woodblock print artist, a watercolorist, and as a “mildly impressionistic painter with a touch of pointillism in his work.” Minami worked as a professor in the Tokyo School of Fine Arts from 1932-43. During World War II, he was evacuated from Tokyo to Hiroshima Prefecture. A museum dedicated to his works was opened in his hometown of Yasuura in 1985.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions JPN Kunzo Minami
Painting, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC