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VISIT EXHIBITION 1936-1940

VISIT Exhibition 1936-1940 June 1936 The First Competitive Exhibition organized by the American Artists’ Congress SEE EXHIBIT (1/7) > September 1937 Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA SEE EXHIBIT (2/7) > December 1937 Exhibition of In Defense of World Democracy: Dedicated to the People of Spain SEE EXHIBIT (3/7) > June 1938 New […]

Kotato Gado (1880-1954)

Motoichi Roy Kadowaki (1885-?)

Born in Tottori Japan, Kadowaki Motoichi moved to Seattle in 1909. Details of his life after arriving in the U.S. are relatively unknown but he had paintings exhibited in various salons and exhibitions from 1934-1938.

He was a member of the Japanese Catholic Church of New York, and in 1927 invented an electric light fixture called the “Lighting Apparatus,” which was patented by the Philadelphia Patent Office.

After WWII began, Kadowaki signed a statement of allegiance to the U.S. issued by the Committee of the Japanese Artists Resident in New York City.