Brief Biography of Yoshio Mori (1908–1997)

• 1908: Born in Azabu, Tokyo City.

• 1929: First exhibited at the “1930 Nenkai Association Exhibition” with Winter Suburban Landscape.

• 1931: Traveled to Paris via the Trans-Siberian Railway; accepted into the Salon d'Automne.

• 1936: Received the Kainan Prize at the 6th Dokuritsu Art Association Exhibition.

• 1939: Joined the Free Artists Association (Jiyu Bijutsuka Kyokai).

• 1951: Began teaching at Musashino Art School (now Musashino Art University).

Museums Holding His Works and Representative Pieces

• The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki

  • “A Composition” (1980)

  • “Sketchbook 1” (1979–80)

  • “Sketchbook 2” (1979–80)

• Musashino Art University Museum & Library

  • “A Moment” (1970, oil on canvas)

  • “Sand and People” (1963, oil on canvas)

  • “Mother and Child” (1955, oil on canvas)

• Hiroshima Museum of Art

  • “At the Street Corner No.2” (1974, oil on canvas)

• The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo

  • Works held in the collection (searchable via the museum database)

• Setagaya Art Museum

  • Works held in the collection (see the museum’s holdings list)