Keichi Kimura was a portrait painter and illustrator. He was born in Waianae, Hawaii in 1914. He attended the University of Hawaii, where he met fellow art student and future wife, Sueko. Keichi continued his education at Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles), Columbia University (New York City) and the Brooklyn Museum Art School (New York City). He first exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of Arts at 19 years of age. During the Second World War, he served with the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France, where he produced many drawings that were also exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Keichi Kimura died in Honolulu in 1988. The Honolulu Academy of Arts and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D. C.) are among the public collections holding works by Keichi Kimura.
Selected works
 'Hawaii' from the United States Series, gouache on paperboard painting by Keichi Kimura, 1946-49, Smithsonian American Art Museum |
 Untitled painting by Keichi Kimura |
References
- Forbes, David W., "Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941", Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992, 214-269.
- Morse, Marcia, "Inner World, Outer World: The Art of Keichi and Sueko Kimura", Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2001.
- Yoshihara, Lisa A., Collective Visions, 1967-1997, [Hawaii] State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1997, 51.
