Reggie Smith (Playboy Magazine)
©Kinuko Yamabe Craft http://www.kycraft.com, 1983
Watercolor and gouache on hand-made Japanese paper
28.5 x 37 cm
¥520,000 (税込、額装 / Including tax, Framed)

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Kinuko Y. Craft


　キヌコY．クラフトは、今日アメリカにおいて最も広く知られており、高い評価を受けているファンタジー・アーティストのひとりです。過去の作品には、多くの著名なファンタジー小説や、SF小説の表紙、オペラのポスター、絵本、さらに「Time」や「Newsweek」を含む多くの全国誌の表紙や、「National Geographic Magazine」の記事の絵も手掛けています。キャリアを通じて、彼女は作品に対する細部へのこだわりと、芸術への情熱、美術史に対する深い教養を持ち合わせていることで知られるようになりました。

　また、彼女の作品は各地で展示されており、現在はニューヨーク、ジョージア州アトランタ、カリフォルニア州サンタ・バーバラ、テキサス州ダラス、コネチカット、サンフランシスコ、ニューハンプシャー、イタリア、日本、ギリシャの個人コレクションに所蔵されています。また、カレンダーやポスター、グリーティングカード等に、たくさん商品化されています。

　クラフト氏は、1962年に金沢美大として知られる金沢美術工芸大学を卒業しています。日本で生まれ、1960年代に渡米し、1年半シカゴ美術館付属美術大学でデザインとイラストレーションの勉強をしました。彼女の作品は、美術館や専門機関、アートやデザイン専門誌、コンペティションやショーなどで幾度となく高い評価を得ており、長年にわたって200近い賞を受賞しています。


Kinuko Y. Craft is one of the most widely respected and well known Imaginary Realist artists in the United States today. Her past commissions have included paintings for the book covers of many well known fantasy and science fiction authors, opera posters, illustrated books and cover art for many national magazines, including Time, Newsweek and articles for The National Geographic Magazine. During her career she has become known for meticulous attention to detail, a passionate love of fine art and an extensive knowledge of art history.

Her art has been widely exhibited and is now in private collections in New York City, Atlanta GA, Santa Barbara CA, Dallas TX, Connecticut, San Francisco, New Hampshire, Italy, Japan and Greece and has been widely licensed on calendars, posters, greeting cards and other consumer goods.

Ms. Craft is a graduate, BFA 1962, of The Kanazawa Municipal College of Fine and Industrial Art (known in Japan as The Kanazawa Bidai). She was born in Japan and came to the United States in the early 1960’s where she continued studies in design and illustration at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year and a half. Kinuko Y. Craft’s work has been repeatedly recognized by museums, professional organizations, art and design publications, competitions and art shows, garnering close to 200 awards over the years.

Articles about Ms. Craft’s work:
• Fine Arts Connoisseur Magazine. August 2012 Article on Fantasy Art
• Communication Arts Magazine October 1981
• Featured artist in Step-By-Step Graphics Magazine
• Idea Magazine (Japan) Seibundo Shinkosha 1989
• Illustration Magazine (Japan) Genkosha, #42/October 1989
• A major article in Realms of Fantasy Magazine, 1999
• Artist Interviews 2003
• Locus Magazine, August 2002.

Collections:
• The National Geographic Society
• The Museum of Illustration, New York City
• The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, Washington, DC
• Private collections in the USA, Europe, Greece and Japan.

Medals and Awards:
• Hall of Fame: Society of Illustrators 2009
• Gold Medal: Society of Illustrators 29th annual exhibition
• Silver Medal: Society of Illustrators 33rd annual exhibition
• Gold Medal: Society of Illustrators 35th annual exhibition
• Gold Medal: Society of Illustrators 38th annual exhibition
• Silver Medal: Society of Illustrators 39th annual exhibition
• Silver Medal: Society of Illustrators 41st annual exhibition
• Gold Medal: Society of Illustrators 42nd annual exhibition
• Hamilton King Award: Society of Illustrators, NY in 1987
• Conflux3 fantasy 2006 in the International Art Show at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra: Best International Art
• Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, NY in 1987
• Spectrum 10 Silver Award: Books 2003.
• Spectrum 9 Grand Master Award 2002
• Spectrum 8 Gold Award 2001
• Spectrum 7 Gold Award 2000.
• Renaissance 2001 show, The Franklin Mint Museum. Best in show
• The ASFA Chesley Awards (American Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists)
• Best Product Illustration 2002; Best Interior Illustration; 2001
• Best Product Illustration 2000; Best Hardback Cover Award; 1998
• Silver Medal in the 1995 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles show.

Gallery Representation:
• Borsini Burr Gallery, Montara, California

Clients past and present:
• Time and Newsweek Magazines
• National Geographic
• Forbes Magazine
• Sports Illustrated
• The New York Times
• AT&T
• Atlantic Monthly
• US News and World Report
• Playboy Magazine
• Cover art for major book publishers in the USA, England, Europe, Japan and Australia
• Major American Advertising Agencies
• The Dallas Opera
• The Washington Opera, Washington, DC
• HarperCollins, Publishers
• Morrow Junior Books
• SeaStar Books, NY  
• Chronicle Books, San Francisco

Book Jacket Paintings for Literary, Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors:

William Shakespeare
Sigrid Undset
James Redfield
Diana Galbadon
Gay Courter
Alison Weir
Isabel Allende
Dorothy Dunnet
Carl Sagan
Eileen Goudge
Gita Mehta
Antonia Fraser
Barbara Wood
Barry Lopez
Isaac Asimov
Stephen King
Orson Scott Card
C. S. Lewis
Glenn Cook
Sherri S. Tepper
Ursula LeGuin
Guy Gavriel Kay
Robin McKinley
Brian Aldiss
Katherine Kurtz
Sile Rice
Tanith Lee
Andre Norton
Patricia McKillip
Raymond E. Feist
Pat O'Shea
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Patricia A. McKillip
Juliet Marillier
Isabelle Glass
Stuart Hill