Junko Morimoto
, b. 1932
Junko Morimoto was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is an author and illustrator, and an artist of Sumi brush painting techniques. She studied Fine Arts at Kyoto University, and ran the Children’s Art Studio in Osaka. She emigrated to Australia in 1972. Her picture book works include the story of her experiences of the bombing of Hiroshima My Hiroshima (1987). She collaborated with Anne Bower Ingram on several works, including Mouse’s Marriage (1985) and The Twin Stars (1986).
Source:
Sbs.com (accessed: July 27, 2022).
Austlit.edu (accessed: July 27, 2022).
Bio prepared by Elizabeth Hale, University of New England, ehale@une.edu.au
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