Tsutakawa, George

George Tsutakawa,
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Name	Tsutakawa, George Gender: M
born on	22 February 1910 at 12:00 (= 12:00 noon )
Place	Seattle, Washington, 47n36, 122w20
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	03°20' 18°01 Asc. 28°02'

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George Tsutakawa
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Biography

American painter and sculptor best known for his avant-garde bronze fountain designs. Tsutakawa is often associated with the progressive 'Northwest School' of artists, and is among the major, influential figures of modern Asian-American art.

Born in Seattle, Washington, he was raised in both the United States and Japan. He attended the University of Washington, where, after serving in the U.S. Army during World War Two, he became a teacher. He rose to international prominence as a fountain designer in the 1960s and 1970s. During his long career more than 70 of his distinctive fountains—many of them still extant—were placed in public spaces.

After an earlier heart attack left him weakened, Tsutakawa died at his home in Seattle on 18 December 1997. He was 87.

George and Ayame Tsutakawa had four children: Gerard (b: 1947), Mayumi (b: 1949), Deems (b: 1951), and Marcus (b: 1954). Gerard Tsutakawa apprenticed under his father and is himself an accomplished sculptor; Mayumi Tsutakawa is an author and editor who has worked for the Washington State Arts Commission and the Wing Luke Museum; Marcus Tsutakawa is music director at Garfield High School in Seattle; and Deems Tsutakawa (d. 2021) was a well-known Northwest jazz musician.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 18 December 1997 (Age 87)
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Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield, copy on file, born at "12 Noon."

Categories

• Traits : Body : Race (Asian, Japanese)

• Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Four)

• Family : Parenting : Kids - Noted

• Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 87)

• Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Painter, sculptor)

• Vocation : Education : Teacher

• Vocation : Military : Military service (WWII)