Takeo Takei
Japanese artist
Died when: 88 years 227 days (1063 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Takeo Takei (?? ??, Takei Takeo, 25 June 1894 – 7 February 1983) was a Japanese painter best known for his illustrations for children.Takeo Takei is among Japan's most influential children's illustrators of the twentieth century.
He was one of the first to create high-quality illustrations for children and was an early advocate of making artwork that respected and nurtured a child's imagination.
Nearly one hundred years after his work was first published, his influence in illustration, manga, animation, graphic design, computer game character and even advertising is as strong as ever.
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