Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art
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, in Yamaguchi City is the main art gallery of Yamaguchi Prefecture
, Japan.
Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions.
The gallery's photographic collection includes an extensive collection of the works of Katsuji Fukuda
. Its major photographic exhibitions have included three that showed work after the war: in 1989, an exhibition of eleven photographers of 1965–75; in 1990, of twelve photographers of 1945–55; and in 1991, of eleven photographers of 1955–65. The permanent photographic collection includes works by Hisae Imai
, Takeji Iwamiya
, Yutaka Takanashi
, and Toyoko Tokiwa
.
The museum is at Kameyama-chō 3–1, Yamaguchi-shi.
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Yamaguchi, in the center of the prefecture. The largest city, however, is Shimonoseki.- History :...
, Japan.
Opened in 1979, the gallery has a permanent collection, part of which is exhibited at any one time, and also hosts special exhibitions.
The gallery's photographic collection includes an extensive collection of the works of Katsuji Fukuda
Katsuji Fukuda
Fukuda was born on 11 January 1899 in Nakanoseki , Yamaguchi . He moved to Tokyo in 1920, and worked at Takachiho Seisakujo , where he worked making thermometers and developed an interest in photography, buying a Vest Pocket Kodak...
. Its major photographic exhibitions have included three that showed work after the war: in 1989, an exhibition of eleven photographers of 1965–75; in 1990, of twelve photographers of 1945–55; and in 1991, of eleven photographers of 1955–65. The permanent photographic collection includes works by Hisae Imai
Hisae Imai
was a renowned Japanese photographer who specialized in the photography of horses.Born in Tokyo in 1931, Imai graduated from Bunka Gakuin in 1952. She had her first solo exhibition in 1952; from the 1970s, most of her numerous solo exhibitions were of photographs of horses.Imai died on 17 February...
, Takeji Iwamiya
Takeji Iwamiya
was a Japanese photographer particularly known for his depiction of architecture, gardens, and Japanese crafts.-Career:Iwamiya was born on 4 January 1920 in Yonago, Tottori, the second son of parents running a shop selling traditional confectionery...
, Yutaka Takanashi
Yutaka Takanashi
is a Japanese photographer who has photographed fashion, urban design, and city life, and is best known for his depiction of Tokyo.-Life and career:...
, and Toyoko Tokiwa
Toyoko Tokiwa
is a Japanese photographer best known for her 1957 book of text and photographs Kiken na Adabana , and particularly for its portrayal of the red-light district of post-occupation Yokohama, with US servicemen.-Life and career:...
.
The museum is at Kameyama-chō 3–1, Yamaguchi-shi.