An Exhibition-Like "Farewell Ceremony" Created by Classmates: What a 49-Year-Old Art Teacher Left Behind (Shizuoka Shimbun DIGITAL)
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A farewell ceremony for a 49-year-old art teacher was held like an exhibition, organized by her classmates.Summary
A farewell ceremony for art teacher Aki Gotō, who passed away at age 49, was held like an exhibition organized by her classmates. Despite being diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, Gotō continued teaching for about a year while receiving treatment. She profoundly influenced her students through blackboard art and her own works. Her classmates displayed her artworks and friends created over 600 handmade cards inspired by Monet's "Water Lilies" for her coffin, creating a farewell ceremony filled with the "Miss Gotō" essence known to her students and friends. Gotō had built an atelier attached to her home and dreamed of opening a painting class for children with disabilities.
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