Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite

Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite
Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite
	Researcher, teacher
Employer	American School in Japan (1955–1964); Wayne State University ;
Awards	Congressional Gold Medal (2015) ;

Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite (born Motoko Fujishiro, August 24, 1927 – May 4, 2020)^[1] was an American teacher. She served during World War II with the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program. In 2015, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in a Washington, D.C., ceremony alongside Harry Ettlinger, another Monuments Man.^[2] Fujishiro Huthwaite also worked closely with the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art and its founder Robert M. Edsel to continue the mission of the MFAA.^[3]

Life

Huthwaite was born in Boston. She graduated from Radcliffe College, the University of South Carolina, and Wayne State University.^[2] In 1941, she was sent to Japan as an exchange of nationals and was unable to get out of Japan after the outbreak of World War II. In 1945, she was recruited by Langdon Warner for the Japan division of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, working under George L. Stout.^[4] She later taught at the American School in Japan. She died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan in 2020.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

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^ ^a ^b Budryk, Zack (May 11, 2020). "Last woman in group known for saving cultural treasures during and after World War II dies of coronavirus". The Hill. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ Edsel, Robert M. (May 5, 2020). "Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, the Last of the Monuments Women, Dies at 92". RobertEdsel. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020.
^ Seelye, Katharine Q. "Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, 92, last of the 'Monuments Women,' dies". artdaily.cc. Archived from the original on May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (May 8, 2020). "Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, 92, Last of the 'Monuments Women,' Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ Giraud, Claudia (May 9, 2020). "Il Coronavirus uccide l'ultima donna superstite dei Monument Men". Artribune. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "Addio all'ultima Monuments Woman". laRegione (in Italian). May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ Edsel, Robert M. (May 5, 2020). "Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, the Last of the Monuments Women, Dies at 92". RobertEdsel.

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