Death of Yayoi Kusama
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Yayoi Kusama, Japan's 'queen of polka dots,' dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama died at the age of 97.
Kusama received the Order of Culture, Japan's highest honour for artists, in 2016.
Kusama voluntarily checked into a psychiatric hospital in Tokyo in 1977 and remained there for the rest of her life.
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Artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama died Aug. 14 at a Tokyo hospital.
Yayoi Kusama was 97 years old.
Yayoi Kusama's career spanned more than seven decades.
Artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97 in Tokyo
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama died at age 97.
Yayoi Kusama Studio said Kusama continued to paint until her final days.
In 2008, Christie's auctioned a work by Yayoi Kusama for $5.8 million.
Yayoi Kusama dies at 97 in Tokyo
Yayoi Kusama Studio stated that Kusama continued to paint until her final days.
Yayoi Kusama Studio announced Yayoi Kusama's death.
Yayoi Kusama won the Order of Culture in 2016.