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HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY between 1920 and 1945



  • I) Japanese Photography between 1920 and 1945
  • II) Photographers between 1920 and 1945 excluding Japanese photographers in Japan
  • III) Photographers appeared in annuals between 1920 and 1945


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    Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945


    There is some information about Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945. Photography between 1920 and 1945 means photography between two World Wars, World War I and World War II, and includes "modern photography," "straight photography," and avant-garde photography (surrealism, dada, photogram, photomontage).



  • A) List of Japanese photographers who were active between 1920 and 1945 classified in groups they were a member of
  • A)-II) List of Japanese photographers in alphabetical order
  • B) List of persons and art museums you can ask questions about Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945
  • C) List of most important exhibition catalogues on Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945
  • C)-II) Some other important exhibition catalogues in Japan
  • C)-III) Some important Japanese books for photography
  • D) Brief Chronology for Japanese modern photography from 1920 to 1945
  • E) Art Exhibitions in Japan which relate to Photography and/or other Visual Arts between 1920 and 1945 (after June 1998)


    B) Japanese people and Japanese art museums that can be asked questions relating to Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945
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    1) If you need general information about Japanese photography between 1920 and 1945, please contact persons or art museums below;


    2) If you need specific information listed below, please contact each person or each art museum in such each items below;

    i) FUCHIKAMI, Hakuyo (1889-1960) and Constructivist style


    ii) NAKAYAMA, Iwata (1895-1949) and The Ashiya Camera Club
    iii) The Naniwa Shashin Club & The Tanpei Shashin Club & The Avant-Garde Zoei Shudan & Other photographers who were active in Kansai (Osaka, Kobe) area including YASUI, Nakaji (1903-1942)
    iv) The Aiyu Shashin Club & The Nagoya Photo Avant-Garde
    v) UEDA, Shoji (1913- ), The Yonago Shayukai & The Chugoku Photographers Group
    vi) The Societe IRF
    vii) The Manchurian Shashin Sakka Kyokai
    viii) NOJIMA, Yasuzo (1889-1964)
    ix) FUKUDA, Katsuji (1899-1991)
    x) FUKUHARA, Shinzo (1884-1948) and FUKUHARA, Roso (1892-1946)
    xi) Ei-Kyu (Ei-Q; SUGITA, Hideo) (1911-1960)


    3) You can also go to the INTERNET page, "PhotoGuide Japan";

    most comprehensive information in English about current photography in Japan.





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