Saburō Hasegawa | |
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長谷川 三郎 | |
Born | 6 September 1906 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 11 March 1957 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
Occupation(s) | calligrapher, artist, educator, critic |
Known for | Painting, art criticism, Japanese traditional arts |
Style | Abstraction, Calligraphy |
Saburō Hasegawa (長谷川 三郎, Hasegawa Saburō, 6 September 1906 – 11 March 1957) was a Japanese-born American calligrapher, painter, art writer, curator, and teacher. He was an early advocate of abstract art in Japan and an equally vocal supporter of the Japanese traditional arts (Japanese calligraphy, ikebana, tea ceremony, ink painting) and Zen Buddhism. Throughout his career he argued for the connection between East Asian classical arts and Western abstract painting.