Shingo Yamada1908~1977 山田申吾

Yamada Shingo (December 15, 1908 - July 7, 1977) was a Japanese-style painter and the son of the nihonga painter Yamada Keichu. He graduated from the Japanese Painting Department of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1931, having been selected for the 11th Teiten in 1930 while still a student; his classmates included Higashiyama Kaii, Hashimoto Meiji, and Kato Eizo. After graduation he studied under Yuki Somei and formed the research group "Rokujosha" with several classmates. He won the Special Prize at the 9th Nitten in 1953, the Minister of Education Prize at the 3rd Shin-Nitten in 1960, and the Japan Art Academy Prize in 1963. He devoted his career to painting mountains and clouds, earning him the nickname "the painter of clouds."