Shikō Munakata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shikō Munakata

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1903

Place of Birth: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1975

Profession: painter, printmaker

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Shiko Munakata (?? ??, Munakata Shiko, September 5, 1903 – September 13, 1975) was a woodblock printmaker active in Showa period Japan.
He is associated with the sosaku-hanga movement and the mingei (folk art) movement.
Munakata was awarded the "Prize of Excellence" at the Second International Print Exhibition in Lugano, Switzerland in 1952.
He was awarded the Order of Culture, the highest honor in the arts by the Japanese government in 1970.