Tanaka Masaaki 田中正秋, 1947-
Masaaki Tanaka
was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, in 1947, the eldest son of Akio Tanaka, a Western-style painter,
and his wife, Toshiko. Tanaka attended the Musashino Art University, majoring in Oil Painting.
His work in oils reflected the trends of the time eloquently. He educated himself in silk-screen
printing after learning wood-block printmaking and stone lithography, while making repeated
visits to the United States and Europe.
Creator.Personal Name: Tanaka Masaaki, 1947-
Creator.Role: print-maker
Title: 伊豆白濱神社 火達祭 [Izu Shirahama Shrine Hitachi Festival]
Description: colored serigraph; pencil signed by artist lower right; edition 96/100.
Subject: Festivals—Japan.
Type: Screen prints.
Style.Period: Modern.
Technique: Prints.
Material.Medium: ink.
Material.Support: paper.
Measurements: image 10 x 14 in., plus margins.
Location.Current Repository: private collection, C. J. Campbell (Chicago, Ill.)
Rights: C. J. Campbell.
ID: Tanaka Masaaki L-1.
Record Type: work.
