▁student ▁with ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁joining ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁brief ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁res erv ist - tra ine e ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Army , ▁Ts ut ak awa , ▁ 1 6 , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁Now ▁a ▁Japanese - spe aker , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Seattle ' s ▁Broadway ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁re - lear ned ▁English ▁and ▁studied ▁art , ▁falling ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁progress ive - mind ed ▁young ▁artists ▁which ▁included ▁Morris ▁Gra ves , ▁Andrew ▁Ch inn , ▁and ▁F ay ▁Ch ong . ▁He ▁also ▁visited ▁and ▁inform ally ▁studied ▁with ▁K ame k ichi ▁Tok ita , ▁Ken ji ro ▁Nom ura , ▁and ▁other ▁older ▁artists ▁from ▁Seattle ' s ▁v ibr ant ▁Asian - American ▁arts ▁community . ▁ ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Army ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ur ging ▁of ▁Broadway ▁High ▁art ▁teacher ▁Hann ah ▁Jones , ▁Ts ut ak awa ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁sculpt or ▁D ud ley ▁Pr att , ▁who ▁gu ided ▁him ▁both ▁artist ically ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁craft ▁of ▁producing ▁large ▁sculpt ure . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁Alexander ▁Arch ip en ko , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁sculpt or ▁who ▁occasionally ▁taught ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁U ▁of ▁W . ▁Ts ut ak awa ▁paid ▁his ▁tu ition ▁by ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁gro c ery ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁uncle , ▁and ▁by ▁working