Ryuji Fujita

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
1936 Berlin Paintings

Ryūji Fujita (藤田 隆治, Fujita Ryūji; April 13, 1907 – January 28, 1965) was a Japanese artist and Olympic bronze medalist.

He was born in Hōhoku,[1] which is now a part of Shimonoseki city in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[2] His works have received accolades from the Institute of Japanese Style Painting, Seiryū Shaten, and the Bunten Exhibition. In 1934 he was one of the artists who established the Shin Nihonga Kenkyūkai.[3]

In 1936, he won a bronze medal in the painting category in the art competitions at the Berlin Games[4] for his "アイスホッケー" ("Ice hockey").[5] The piece was later purchased by the Nazi Party.[6]

References

  1. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum. "主な収蔵作品リスト" [Collection List] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum. "主な収蔵作品リスト" [Collection List] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ 河北倫明, 高階秀爾 (1978). 近代日本絵画史 [History of Modern Japanese Painting] (in Japanese). Chuokoron-sha.
  4. ^ 菅原, 悦子 (2008). 歴史ポケットスポーツ新聞オリンピック [Pocket History, Sports News - The Olympics] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ozora Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9784903175140.
  5. ^ "Ryuji Fujita". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ^ Hanazono University Department of Literature (1997). 花園大学文学部研究紀要(issues 29-31) (in Japanese). 花園大学文学部. p. 138.
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