Prince Takamatsu visits NY (1931)
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) (est. 1932)
Prince and Princess Kaya in New York (1947)
Jiro Kozai Postcards Collection (c. 1920-1940)
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.
Tomizo Thomas Nagai (1886-1966)
Born in Gunma, Japan, Nagaai Tomizo studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York City from 1924 to 1927.
Shimotori Yukihiko (1884–1982)
Toshi Shimizu (1887-1945)
Gozo Kawamura (1884-1950)
