Henry Fukuhara

American painter

Henry Fukuhara (April 25, 1913 – January 31, 2010) was an American watercolorist teacher.^[1]

Fukuhara was interned with his parents, who were Japanese immigrants, at the Manzanar internment camp in California's Owens Valley during World War II following the signing of Executive Order 9066.^[1]^[2] He would later reveal that he looked at spots for potential graves at Manzanar in a 1992 interview with the Los Angeles Times, "Seemed like a joke, but that's what we did."^[1]

A prolific watercolorist during his career, Fukuhara would later use the Manzanar relocation camp to teach workshops on abstract watercolor painting to students beginning in 1998.^[1]

Henry Fukuhara died of natural causes at a nursing home in Yorba Linda, California, on January 31, 2010, at the age of 96.^[1] He was survived by his wife, Fujiko Fukuhara; daughters, Joyce Bowersox, Grace Niwa and Helen Fukuhara; son, Rackham, two sisters, four brothers, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Watercolorist Fukuhara dead at age 96". United Press International. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
^ Woo, Elaine (2010-02-14). "Henry Fukuhara dies at 96; watercolorist led annual painting workshops at Manzanar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

External links

Los Angeles Times: "Henry Fukuhara dies at 96; watercolorist led annual painting workshops at Manzanar"
Densho Encyclopedia article: "Henry K. Fukuhara"
"Densho interview links: Henry Fukuhara". Retrieved 2021-06-13.