Stephen Addiss
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 Addiss performing on Rainbow Quest (1966) | |
| Born | Stephen Addiss 1935 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2022 (aged 86–87) |
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| Known for | Scholarship on Japanese art; the folk duo Addiss & Crofut |
Stephen Addiss (1935 – May 11, 2022) was an American art historian, musician, painter, and calligrapher. He was a scholar of Japanese art, particularly Zen painting and calligraphy and haiga, and the author of numerous books. Earlier in his career he was, with Bill Crofut, half of the folk-music duo Addiss & Crofut, which toured internationally under United States State Department programs in the 1960s.