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25 july 1982 tokyo , japan yokohama , japan american abstract expressionist 28 september 1902 kenzo_okada . jpg kenzo okada
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kenzo okada

kenzo okada -lrb- 岡田 謙三 `` okada kenzō '' september 28 , 1902 -- july 25 , 1982 -rrb- was a japanese-born american painter and the first japanese-american artist to work in the abstract expressionist style and receive international acclaim .
according to michelle stuart , `` when okada came to the united states he was already a mature painter , well considered in his native japan .
to american abstraction okada brought civilized restraint , an elegance of device and an unusual gift for poetic transmutation of natural forms . ''
