About
Japanese cartoonist known for his popular Ginga (Silver Fang) manga series. He won the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award.
Before Fame
Early in his life, he studied under French Barbizon school painter Jean-François Millet.
Trivia
His 1857 childhood portrait of his son was displayed at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
Family Life
His politician father came from a Vermont landowning family, and his mother was a member of a wealthy Connecticut clan.
Associated With
He painted a portrait of Supreme Court Justice Horace Gray.
