Yoshida Hodaka
Japanese, 1926–1995
- Names
吉田穂高
Yoshida Hodaka
- Occupation or Type
printmaker
- Bio
Yoshida Hodaka, the second son of printmaker Yoshida Hiroshi and younger brother of Tôshi, was drawn to avant-garde waka poetry and oil painting. He participated in the 1949 Yomiuri Independent Exhibition along with his future wife Chizuko, though they were not to meet for another few years; they married in 1953. In 1957, the couple traveled to the United States where Hodaka led woodblock printmaking workshops at numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Oregon.
- Gender
Male
- Related People
Father of: Yoshida Ayomi (Japanese, born 1958)
Spouse: Yoshida Chizuko (Japanese, 1924–2017)