Wada Eisaku
1874 - 1959
Born in Kagoshima, Japan.
Artist's Chronology
1887 entered Meiji Gakuin University and later went to Tokyo University of Arts
1891 studied under Naojiro Harada and Seiki Kuroda
1900 chosen for the student sent oversea by Ministry of Education and he studied in France under Raphael Collin
1903 returned to Japan and taught as a professor of Tokyo University of Arts
1935 became a member of the Imperial Fine Arts Academy
1932 became the president of Tokyo University of Arts
1934 appointed to a member of the Imperial Arts and Crafts Experts
1943 received the Order of Culture from the Japanese government
1952 honored the Order of Cultural Merit
Exhibitions (selected)
2002 "Eisaku Wada" Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
2007 "Master of Modern Western Painting : Eisaku Wada" Kariya City Art Museum
2014 "Eisaku Wada" Kagoshima City Museum of Art.