Internationally recognized artist George Tsutakawa (1910-1997) and his wife, Ayame Iwasa Tsutakawa (1924-), raised their four children with great appreciation for the arts. Gerard Tsutakawa (1947-) apprenticed under his father and is himself an accomplished sculptor; Mayumi Tsutakawa (1949-) is an author and editor who has worked for the Washington State Arts Commission and the Wing Luke Museum; Deems Tsutakawa (1951-) is a well-known Northwest jazz musician; and Marcus Tsutakawa (1954-) was Music Director at Garfield High School in Seattle from 1985 to 2016.

In this image, Mayumi Tsutakawa was interviewed in her role as a member of the King County Arts Commission.

Caption information source: "Tsutakawa, George (1910-1997): Master of Fountains," by Deloris Tarzan Ament, HistoryLink.org Essay 5426
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.