Personal Info
Known For
Art
Known Credits
19
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-07-16
Day of Death
2014-03-27 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Yanaka, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Setsu Asakura
Biography
Setsu Asakura (1922 – March 27, 2014) was a Japanese painter, filmmaker and set designer. Asakura was also known for her movies. These movies deal with topics such as fantasy and drama. Asakura won the Belgian Salon du Printemps award in 1948. The Centennial Retrospective of her work at the Museum of Modern Art, Hayama, included 200 paintings and artwork, especially for children's picture books, fashion designs for models, and stage designed drawings.
