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Nobuo Sekine

Japanese artist (1942-2019)
Person Human Q3342580

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 19, 1942
Date of death
May 13, 2019
Place of birth
Saitama
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
Japan, Empire of Japan[7][8]
Occupation
sculptor, land artist
Employer
Tama Art University[10]
Field of work
contemporary art[9]
Educated at
Tama Art University[11]
Official website
www.nobuosekine.com[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese[17]
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library[22]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Family name
Sekine[14]
Given name
Nobuo[15]
Has works in the collection
Auckland Art Gallery[20]
Movement
Mono-ha[13]
Name in kana
せきね のぶお[19]
Name in native language
関根伸夫[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nobuo Sekine en Sekine Nobuo ja 関根伸夫 ru Нобуо Сэкинэ ru Сэкинэ, Нобуо zh 关根伸夫 zh-hant 關根伸夫
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000081959600
VIAF cluster ID
8991190
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89629820
GND ID
119259370
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Artist Nobuo Sekine facing away from the Pacific Ocean, ca. 2014.tiff ↗
ArchINFORM person/group ID
43246
Artist-info artist ID
91387
AskArt person ID
9001537
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
469
CiNii Research ID
1140282266718547584
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
jDcKH
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
132175
Show all 32 identifiers +20
FAST ID
250901
Freebase ID
/m/0h1gcl5
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m0h1gcl5
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Nobuo_Sekine
IdRef ID
236017705
Invaluable.com person ID
q6sximwhvz
J9U entity ID
987007445162505171
Japan Search name ID
関根伸夫
Le Delarge artist ID
5722_artiste_SEKINE_Nobuo
Lex ID
Sekine_Nobuo
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07067746
NDL Authority ID
00161215
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002284685
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties artist ID
2041001
RKDartists ID
328610
Tabakalera ID
77275
Union List of Artist Names ID
500089373
WikiArt ID
nobuo-sekine
WikiTree person ID
關根-3
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8JXMVRMdYjM6RBG6BT3

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
Japan, Empire of Japan
Educated at 1
Tama Art University
Employer 1
Tama Art University
Field of work 1
contemporary art
Has works in the collection 1
Auckland Art Gallery
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Japanese
Movement 1
Mono-ha
Occupation 1
sculptor
Place of birth 1
Saitama
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Nobuo Sekine was born on September 19, 1942[1], in Saitama[2]. He died on May 13, 2019[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5] and land artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Nobuo Sekine born?

Nobuo Sekine's place of birth was Saitama[2].

Where did Nobuo Sekine die?

Nobuo Sekine passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Nobuo Sekine do for work?

Nobuo Sekine worked as a sculptor[5] and land artist[6].

Where did Nobuo Sekine go to school?

Nobuo Sekine was educated at Tama Art University[11].

Related Entities

contemporary art Japan Los Angeles Tama Art University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . artsy.net. artsy.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . artsy.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . library.nga.gov. library.nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → jDcKH
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Tama Art University
    Place of birth → Saitama
    Artist files at → National Gallery of Art Library
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
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