Sueko Matsueda Kimura (June 10, 1912 – December 25, 2001) was an American artist. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii in 1912.[1] She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she met fellow art student Keichi Kimura, whom she married in 1942.[2] She also attended the Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles), Columbia University (New York City), the Brooklyn Museum Art School (New York City), and with Yasuo Kuniyoshi at the Art Students League of New York.[3][4] She taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from 1952 until her retirement as Professor of Art in 1977.[5]

Sueko Matsueda Kimura
Self Portrait of Sueko Matsueda Kimura
Born	(1912-06-10)June 10, 1912 Papaikou, Hawaii
Died	December 25, 2001(2001-12-25) (aged 89)
Nationality	American
Education	University of Hawaii, Chouinard Art Institute, Columbia University
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Keichi Kimura ​ (m. 1942⁠–⁠1962)​

The Hawaii State Art Museum and the Honolulu Museum of Art hold work by Sueko Matsueda Kimura.[6][7]

References

• Haar, Francis and Neogy, Prithwish, "Artists of Hawaii: Nineteen Painters and Sculptors", University of Hawaii Press, 1974, 74-80.
• Morse, Morse (ed.), Honolulu Printmakers, Honolulu, HI, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2003, p. 43, ISBN 0-937426-58-X
• Morse, Marcia, "Inner World, Outer World: The Art of Keichi and Sueko Kimura", Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2001.
• Morse, Marcia, Legacy: Facets of Island Modernism, Honolulu, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2001, ISBN 978-0-937426-48-7, pp. 53–58
• Wisnosky, John and Tom Klobe, A Tradition of Excellence, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, 2002, pp. 64–67
• Yoshihara, Lisa A., Collective Visions, 1967-1997, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997, 30.

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