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Japan a Self-Portrait: Photographs 1945-1964

By Takeuchi Keiichi

Japan a Self-Portrait: Photographs 1945-1964

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The Japanese photographers in this volume are the undiscovered Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, or Doiseneau. From the 1945 bombing of Japan to the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, photography blossomed in the rapidly evolving country. Documentary photography that captured the horrors of war shifted to focus on the human strength for survival and solidarity. By the mid-1950s, Japan was at a crossroads between tradition and modernization, a contradiction immortalized by the most talented photographers of the time. Chosen for aesthetic merit and content, these 150 photographs are accompanied by essays from renowned Japanese experts, covering historical, social, and photographic perspectives. Three chapters reflect the different periods of this societal transformation and the evolution of Japanese photography from social realism to a subjective and increasingly personal style. Photographers: Ken Domon, Hiroshi Hamaya, Tadahiko Hayashi, Eikoh Hosoe, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Kikuji Kawada, Ihee Kimura, Shigeichi Nagano, Ikko Narahara, Takeyoshi Tanuma, Shomei Tomatsu
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
216
Release Date:
2004-11-30
Publication Date:
2004-11-30
Publisher:
FLAMMARION
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
2080304631
ISBN13:
9782080304636
Weight:
1902 g
Height:
27.1 cm
Width:
32.1 cm
Thickness:
2.8 cm
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