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Teruko Yokoi was born on 1924 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, is a Japanese artist (1924–2020). Discover Teruko Yokoi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 96 years old?
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Visual artist |
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96 years old |
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1924 |
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1924 |
| Birthplace |
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Date of death |
28 October, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Bern, Switzerland |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Teruko Yokoi Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Teruko Yokoi's Husband?
Her husband is Sam Francis
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Sam Francis |
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Teruko Yokoi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Teruko Yokoi worth at the age of 96 years old? Teruko Yokoi’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. She is from Japan. We have estimated Teruko Yokoi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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artist |
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Timeline
Teruko Yokoi (横井 照子) was a Japanese-born Swiss artist, most known for her abstract paintings.
Yokoi was born in 1924 in Nagoya, Aichi, and soon after moved to Tsushima, Japan. As a child, she learns under Kouki Suzuki, a member of Shunyo-kai art society.
She graduates from Aichi Prefectural Tsushima Girls High School (now Aichi Prefectural Tsushima High School).
In 1947, she painted portraits of several U.S. Army officers' wives, including Jean Barnett Alexander, the wife of Lt. John A. Alexander.
In the late 40s she studied with the Impressionist painter Takanori Kinoshita in Tokyo.
After winning prizes in the Issuikai and Nitten Exhibitions between 1949 and 1951, she moved to the United States in 1953, and studied at the California School of Fine Arts (now San Francisco Art Institute).
In New York City she studied with Hans Hofmann, and with Julian Levi at the Art Students League of New York.
In New York her style shifted away from objective Impressionism, becoming increasingly abstract.
She has won prizes at the Philadelphia Annual Exhibition in 1957, the Washington Biennale, and the San Francisco annual art exhibition.
After the couple separated in 1962, she moved to Bern, Switzerland.
In 1991, she became a citizen of Switzerland.
In November 2004, the Teruko Yokoi Hinagashi Museum was founded in Ena, Gifu, and in 2008, the Yokoi Teruko Fuji Museum of Art was founded in Fuji, Shizuoka.
As of 2010, Yokoi has held almost 80 solo exhibitions since 1954.
She has held exhibitions at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, the Seibu Art Forum, and the Galerie Kornfeld in Bern, among others.
In 2014, at age 90, Yokoi created works for a benefit exhibition, with the proceeds from the paintings going to UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch."
Yokoi married the painter Sam Francis, with whom she had a daughter.
Yokoi died on 28 October 2020, aged 96.
