Alice Murata
Alice Murata is professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and is co-founder of the Chicago Japanese American Historical Society.
Updated February 2006
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Shinkichi Tajiri : World Renown Sculptor
Sept. 13, 2006 • Alice Murata
Shinkichi Tajiri, a world renowned sculptor, celebrated his 80th birthday with a Netherlands exhibit showcasing many of his wonderful creations including the sculptures of 47 ronins. One of Shinkichi's earlier pieces, "Father and Son" in limestone was completed while living in Chicago in 1946. His friendship knots are well known and can be found all over the world. One is displayed outside the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. "Granny Knot" is at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York …
