Ralph Shigeto Iwamoto (1927–2013) was an American abstract painter born in

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. From 1945 to 1952, he served in the

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of occupied Japan with the 441st Counter Intelligence Corps of the

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. After military service, he settled in New York City. ''Aurora'', from 1957, demonstrates the artist's use of muted colors and organic forms. The Butler Institute of American Art (Youngstown, Ohio), the

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(Cornell University, Ithaca, NY), the

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, the

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(Santa Fe), and the Weatherspoon Art Museum (Greensboro, North Carolina) are among the public collections holding work by Ralph Iwamoto.Ralphsiwamoto.com
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References

* Iwamoto, Ralph, ''Ralph Iwamoto: Work from the 50s'', David Findlay, Jr., 2004, ASIN: B002EM5EY4

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iwamoto, Ralph 1927 births 2013 deaths 20th-century American painters American male painters American artists of Japanese descent American military personnel of Japanese descent People from Oahu Painters from Hawaii 20th-century American male artists