Seibou Kitamura

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Seibou Kitamura was a Japanese sculptor best known for creating the iconic Peace Statue in Nagasaki, commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing.

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instanceOf Japanese sculptor
person
sculptor
activeYearsEnd late 20th century
activeYearsStart early 20th century
awardReceived Order of Culture NERFINISHED
Order of the Sacred Treasure NERFINISHED
commemoratesThroughWork victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1884-12-16
dateOfDeath 1987-03-04
educatedAt Tokyo School of Fine Arts NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Japanese
fieldOfWork sculpture
gender male
genre commemorative sculpture
public monuments
hasWorkLocatedIn Nagasaki Peace Park NERFINISHED
Ueno Park, Tokyo NERFINISHED
various public spaces in Japan
influencedBy European academic sculpture
traditional Japanese art
knownFor creating the Peace Statue in Nagasaki
war memorial sculptures
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
memberOf Japan Art Academy NERFINISHED
movement modern sculpture
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableWork Equestrian statues of historical figures in Japan
Peace Statue NERFINISHED
Peace Statue (Nagasaki Peace Park) NERFINISHED
Statue of Kusunoki Masashige NERFINISHED
Statue of Prince Shōtoku (various locations) NERFINISHED
Statue of Saigo Takamori (Ueno Park) NERFINISHED
occupation sculptor
placeOfBirth Minamiarima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
residence Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED
workLocation Nagasaki NERFINISHED
Tokyo NERFINISHED

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Peace Statue creator Seibou Kitamura
Peace Statue sculptor Seibou Kitamura