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Uchida, Shigeru (Japanese, born 1943)

Ukita Ikkei (Japanese, 1795–1859)

Umbo (Otto Umbehr) (German, 1902–1980)

Underworld Painter (Greek, active ca. 345–310 B.C.)

Ungaro, Emanuel (French, born 1933)

Union Porcelain Works (American, 1863–ca. 1922)

Ursentaler, Ulrich (Austrian, rec. 1508–35)

Utagawa Kuniyasu (Japanese, 1794–1832)