Sekino Jun’ichirō was a prominent sōsaku hanga artist best known for his sensitive portraits of his friends and family. He was born in Aomori prefecture and was largely self-taught as an artist. After moving to Tokyo in 1939, he became one of the original members of Onchi Kōshirō’s Ichimokukai (First Thursday Society). He established an international career: in 1958 he toured the United States at the invitation of the Japan Society and taught at the Pratt Institute in New York City. In 1963 he was invited to teach at Oregon State University. During his stay in the US, he also taught at the University of Washington and worked at the Tamarind Studio in New Mexico.
