John Hatch and Yasuo Kuniyoshi

A professor of art at UNH from 1949 to 1985, John Hatch left an indelible mark on the art of New Hampshire, both as an artist and a teacher. His sensitive combinations of materials resonate with the subject matter to capture the mystery and power of this New Hampshire vista. Hatch was an artist committed to UNH, and one of his large murals, painted in 1950, can be seen in Kingsbury Hall. Also, his unique “Memorial Window” is located on the 3^rd Floor of the Memorial Union Building. He was named a “New Hampshire Living Treasure” by the Governor in 1997.

Known as a member of the “Ogunquit School,” Yasuo Kuniyoshi was born in Japan in 1893 and moved to America (Seattle) in 1906, alone and with no definite plans. By 1910 he was in New York City studying at the National Academy of Design. He later studied at the Art Students League, and in 1918 was painting in the Ogunquit, Maine area. He married in Ogunquit in 1919, and spent summers there through the influential 1920s. He was a painter/printmaker throughout his career, and often made his living by photographing works of art. He went on to teach at the Art Students League. This lithograph was executed in 1936, with a naturalistic subject treated in a stylish yet moody, early modernist fashion (loose evocation of depth and form, with mystery more important than realism).