Famous People with Name Chizuko

Chizuko Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Chizuko Yoshida: a Japanese artist. She is a modernist, whose work reflects the development of art in Japan following World War II.She is also important as the middle link in the succession of three generations of women artists in the widely recognized Yoshida family. She is the wife of artist Hodaka Yoshida (1926-1995). Hodaka’s mother, Fujio Yoshida (1887-1987), was a noted artist alongside of her husband Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950). Chizuko’s daughter, Ayomi Yoshida (born 1958), is well-known for her modernist woodblock prints and room-size woodblock-chip installations. Three generations of women artists in one family is a rare phenomenon in Japanese art history.

Chizuko Takahashi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Chizuko Takahashi: a Japanese politician and member of House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.