Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite Explained

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. 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]}

External links

• COVID-19 Claims the Life of the Last Living Monuments Woman, Monuments Men Foundation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite (1927-2020) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002121216/https://www.monumentsmenandwomenfnd.org/fujishiro-motoko-huthwaite . October 2, 2022 . Monuments and Women Foundation . en.
2. Web site: Budryk . Zack . 2020-05-11 . Last woman in group known for saving cultural treasures during and after World War II dies of coronavirus . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200519140417/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/497115-last-woman-known-for-saving-cultural-treasures-during-and-after/ . May 19, 2020 . 2020-05-12 . The Hill.
3. Web site: Edsel . Robert M. . 2020-05-05 . Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, the Last of the Monuments Women, Dies at 92 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200507130127/https://www.robertedsel.com/post/motoko-fujishiro-huthwaite-the-last-of-the-monuments-women-dies-at-92 . May 7, 2020 . RobertEdsel . en.
4. Web site: Seelye . Katharine Q. . Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, 92, last of the 'Monuments Women,' dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200520034824/https://artdaily.cc/news/123446/Motoko-Fujishiro-Huthwaite--92--last-of-the--Monuments-Women---dies . May 20, 2020 . 2020-05-13 . artdaily.cc.
5. Web site: Seelye . Katharine Q. . 2020-05-08 . Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, 92, Last of the 'Monuments Women,' Dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200508230006/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/motoko-fujishiro-huthwaite-dead-coronavirus.html . May 8, 2020 . 2020-05-12 . The New York Times.
6. Web site: Giraud . Claudia . Il Coronavirus uccide l'ultima donna superstite dei Monument Men . Artribune . 2020-05-09 . 2020-05-12.
7. Web site: Addio all'ultima Monuments Woman . laRegione . 2020-05-10 . it . 2020-05-12.
8. Web site: Edsel. Robert M.. 2020-05-05. Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite, the Last of the Monuments Women, Dies at 92. RobertEdsel. en.