Modern Photography in Japan 1915-1940 - Softcover

Kaneko, Ryuichi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0933286740 ISBN 13: 9780933286740

Publisher: Friends of Photography Bookstore, 2001

Synopsis

The early years of the 20th-century were a time of trmendous change and growth for Japan, which was reflected in the photography that emerged at the time. By the end of the 19th-century, a new generation of photographers was emerging, many of whom studied in a system that was integrating Western ideas into Japanese culture. As Japan made the transition into an industrialized economy, artists began to establish themselves in the international arena. The pre-war modern photography movement in Japan flourished with a rich exchange of ideas and information as aritsts studied in Europe and international artistic developments were explored through exhibitions and publications in Japan. "Modern Photography in Japan: 1915-1940"will present over 80 images, many of which have never been seen before in the United States, by 35 photographers whose work evolved from a pictorialist tradition to the beginning of a modernist aesthetic.

Essay by Ryuichi Kaneko. Foreword by Norihiko Matsumoto. Introduction by Deborah Klochko.

82 color.
8.5 x 10 in.

About this title

About the Author:

Ryuichi Kaneko is a photo historian who is currently Curator, Tokyo Metropolitan Photography Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Friends of Photography Bookstore
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0933286740
• ISBN 13: 9780933286740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136