Luke Hasegawa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luke Hasegawa

Japanese artist

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1897

Place of Birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1967

Profession: painter

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Luke (Lucas) Hasegawa was a Japanese artist commissioned to do the murals remembering the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki for the Church of the Holy Japanese Martyrs in Civitavecchia, Italy. He is a graduate of Morning Star (Gyosei) International School in Tokyo. His work is documented in a book titled Each with His Own Brush: Contemporary Christian Art in Asia and Africa by Daniel Johnson Fleming, published by Friendship Press in 1938.