Midori Kono Thiel

Midori Kono Thiel
Midori Kono Thiel making sumi-e painting at Culture Day at Seattle's Nihon Go Gakko / Japanese Cultural & Community Center in 2009
Midori Kono Thiel making sumi-e painting at Bunka No Hi at Seattle's Nihon Go Gakko / Japanese Cultural & Community Center (Photo from 2009)
Born (1933-06-07) June 7, 1933 (age 91)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Websitewww.mission-base.com/midori/

Midori Kono Thiel (born June 7, 1933 in Berkeley, California) is a Japanese American calligrapher based in Seattle.[1] She grew up on Maui.[2] She received her bachelor of arts and master of fine arts from the University of California, Berkeley. She has exhibited at the De Young Museum, San Francisco; Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; Cheney Cowles Art Museum, Spokane; and the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle.[3][page needed]

A 2015 exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum featured Kono's painting and calligraphy in combination with her daughter[1] Tamiko's augmented reality art.[4]

Bibliography and other works

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  • Thiel, Midori Kono (2002). "Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest". In Titon, Jeff Todd; Carlin, Bob (eds.). American musical traditions. Vol. 5 Latino American and Asian American music. New York, NY: Schirmer Reference. pp. 94–95. ISBN 9780028655888. LCCN 2001042050. OCLC 619654085, 249182979.
  • Thiel, Midori Kono (1984). Japan--ancient and modern. Vol. 4 Japanese dance performance. Seattle, WA: South Seattle Community College. OCLC 43041267.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Midori Kono Thiel". Encyclopedia.densho.org. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Wakida, Patricia. "Midori Kono Thiel Biography". AnnexGalleries.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Tsutakawa, Mayumi; Chong Lau, Alan; Nakane, Kazuko (1994). They painted from their hearts : pioneer Asian American artists. Seattle, WA: Wing Luke Asian Museum & University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295974309. OCLC 31166995.
  4. ^ "CONSTRUCTS". Wing Luke Museum. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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