Naito, Rakuko, 1935-
Artist
Size: 1 Linear foot
Summary: The papers of artist Rakuko Naito measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1964 to 2022. The collection documents Rakuko's career as a sculptor based in New York City. Included are correspondence; project, gallery, and exhibition files; financial and legal records; and printed material.
Rakuko Naito (1935- ) was born in Tokyo, Japan. In 1958 Naito immigrated to New York City with her husband Tadaaki Kuwayama. Although Naito's career has shifted from op art, abstraction, and minimalism, a through-line of her work is an attention to flatness, color, seriality, and form. In 2003, she was an artist in Residence at the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation.
Donated in 2024 by Rakuko Naito.
English , Japanese .
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Rakuko Naito papers, 1964-2022. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
