Villagers
1999, Akio Takamori, Japanese, 1950–2017, Stoneware, 2014.21.1–4
Sleeper I, 1999, Akio Takamori, Japanese, 1950–2017, Stoneware, 2018.4.5
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Remembering Akio Takamori
When Japanese-American artist Akio Takamori died in January 2017 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, the art world lost one of its more revolutionary ceramics artists and the students and faculty at the University of Washington lost a beloved teacher and colleague. From painted ceramic vessels to large installations of figurative work, Takamori’s renderings of everyday life capture the full spectrum of the human condition.
Still Here: Remembering Seattle's Renowned Ceramics Artist Akio Takamori, © KCTS9.