Tamotsu “Tommy” Yamamoto

Tamotsu Yamamoto – “Tommy” of Boston MA, died Sunday December 2, 2012 at The Stanley R. Tippett Home in Needham after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Kyoto, Japan on January 28, 1946, to Qh & Koman Yamamoto. Tommy is survived by an extended family throughout the world.
Professor Yamamoto graduated from Kyoto City University of Fine Arts with a Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts Degrees. He was affiliated with the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT and studied architecture at Boston Architectural College. In 1976, he graduated from the postgraduate program of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tommy was a world-renowned architectural illustrator. Since 1979, he taught in the School of Design at Mount Ida College, in Newton MA. He also taught at colleges including Boston Architectural College, Mass College of Art & Design, Wentworth Institute of Technology, New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University, and University of Idaho as a guest professor for their summer school in Europe. Professor Yamamoto maintained a private practice as a design consultant for architects, developers, and interior designers serving local and international clients since 1976.
Friends and colleagues are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Friday, December 7 from 12 noon until 3:00 p.m. in the Newton Cemetery Chapel, 791 Walnut St., Newton. A reception will follow at Mount Ida College, 777 Dedham St., Newton Centre. Those who wish may contribute to the Tamotsu Yamamoto Scholarship at Mount Ida College. The Tamotsu Yamamoto Scholarship was established in 1999. It is awarded annually to the outstanding junior who demonstrates strong potential in interior design. For information please see www.mountida.edu.