佐藤忠良– Chuuryou Satou –

佐藤 忠良（さとう ちゅうりょう、1912年7月4日 - 2011年3月30日）は、日本の彫刻家。舟越保武とともに日本を代表する彫刻家。新制作協会彫刻部創立会員。

Churyo Sato (1912 – 2011) was a Japanese sculptor born in Miyagi Prefecture and grew up in Hokkaido. In 1932 he moved to Tokyo to become a painter. Becoming influenced by Aristide Maillol and Charles Despiau, Sato decided to specialize in sculpture.
From 1934 on, Sato spent the next seventy years making art works primarily from bronze to much acclaim. He was a dedicated artist working from 8am until 8pm every day and died on 30 March 2011 at the age of 98.