Keichi Kimura
Painting, Visual Artist
1914 – 1988
Who was Keichi Kimura?
Keichi Kimura was a portrait painter and illustrator. He was born in Waiʻanae, Hawaiʻi in 1914. He attended the University of Hawaii, where he met fellow art student and future wife, Sueko. Keichi continued his education at Chouinard Art Institute, Columbia University and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. He first exhibited at the Honolulu Museum of Art at 19 years of age. During the Second World War, he served with the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France, where he produced many drawings that were also exhibited at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Keichi Kimura died in Honolulu in 1988.
The Honolulu Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are among the public collections holding works by Keichi Kimura.
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- Born
- 1914
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Chouinard Art Institute
- Died
- 1988
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on July 23, 2013
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