Shoen uemura biography of albert einstein
Biography of thomas alva edison.
The most known among women painters in the Japanese art is Uemura Shōen of which we comment some works below.
Uemura Shōen, whose real name was Uemura Tsune – the pseudonym was given by her master in recognition of her talent -, was born on April 23, 1875 in the province of Kyoto and died on August 27, 1949 in the prefecture of Nara.
Shoen uemura biography of albert einstein
She was the second daughter of a tea merchant and devoted herself to studying different styles of Japanese traditional painting, notably those according to the Kanō and Sesshū schools. Uemura was awarded local and national prizes and focused on the task of showing her pieces for the governmental Bunten exhibition.
It happened that the duke of Connaught bought her painting entitled “The Beauty of Four Seasons” and therefore she took off at international level.
During the Second World War, Uemura took a trip by invitation of the Japanese Government to war zone of China for the twofold purpose of campaigning and reassuring people.
Note that she confronte