Myth of Tomorrow
1969
WATTS INDEXThe canonical database of visual culture
Taro Okamoto
Japanese, 1911–1996
WA-00049264
SculptureNihonga
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
6
Assets Indexed
8
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Cultural Positioning
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Authority Records (1)
Field Verification (7 fields)
6 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
- BiographyDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- LocationArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (1)
- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
About
Why this artist matters now
Tarō Okamoto was a Japanese artist, art theorist, and writer. He is particularly well known for his paintings, public sculptures, and murals, his theorization of traditional Japanese culture, and his avant-garde artistic practices.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 1mo ago
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Movement
Nihonga
Medium
Sculpture
Related Artists
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Canonical record
Artworks (3)
Artwork sources (2)
3 published of 3 catalogued · 3 with image
- Wikidata2 published2 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)
6 entries · 1 sources
- 1969 · Wikidata · 3 provWikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
- 1965 · Wikidata · 3 provWikidata·titleWikidata·year_createdWikidata·primary_image_url
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Images
Relationships
3Movements1
Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Manhattan, United States
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Background
Education
University of Paris
Visual Arts
Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts
Visual Arts
Keio Futsubu School
Visual Arts
Keio Yochisha Elementary School
Visual Arts
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