Born in 1930 in Nagoya, Japan, Shomei Tomatsu came of age during the devastation of World War II. He took up the camera in 1950 when he was a university student, and from then on, Tomatsu has been using his lens to capture the social changes of the Japanese society.
The present publication is the first comprehensive publication on the artist, written in English and offered essays which address his 50-year career. A selection of excerpts from Tomatsu's own writings are also included. A detailed chronology of the artist's activities, as well as a selected bibliography are provided.
The present publication is the first comprehensive publication on the artist, written in English and offered essays which address his 50-year career. A selection of excerpts from Tomatsu's own writings are also included. A detailed chronology of the artist's activities, as well as a selected bibliography are provided.
Access level
Onsite
publisher
editor
Location code
MON.TOS2
Language
English
Keyword
Publication/Creation date
2004
ISBN / ISSN
0300106041
No of copies
2
Content type
artist monograph,
catalogue
Chapter headings
Shomei Tomatsu: The Skin of the Nation - Leo RUBINFIEN
Currents in Photography in Postwar Japan - Sandra S. PHILIPS
Contested Ground: Shomei Tamatsu and the Search for Identity in Postwar Japan - John W. DOWER
Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of the Nation
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