Publisher/キャノンクラブ

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Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921-2012), “Chicago, Chicago 2”. Born in San Francisco, spent in Kochi from 1924 to 1939, returned to the United States, worked at Northwestern University in Chicago, followed by the Institute of Design (commonly known as New Bauhaus in 1952, merged with Illinois Institute of Technology in 1949) Graduated from the photography department. After returning to Japan, he stayed in Chicago from 1958 to 1961. In 1969, he published his photo book “Chicago, Chicago”, which was a collection of photographs taken during his student days and after his graduation. It is highly regarded as a masterpiece in Japanese photography history. This book contains photographs that were taken in 1982 again in Chicago, in addition to the previously unpublished photographs. Of course, you can check its excellent modeling feeling and sophisticated sensibility in this book. “Chicago, Chicago” is rare, and it may be difficult to obtain, but the charm of this book is that Ishimoto's photos of the same period can be enjoyed easily.