Ken Domon - Domon Ken no Shōwa - 2012





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Domon Ken no Shōwa is a 1st edition hardback in Japanese by Ken Domon, published by Crevis in 2012, with 199 pages and a dust jacket, featuring about 300 photographs and essays chronicling the photographer’s life and Showa era.
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This book showcases the work of Ken Domon, a photojournalist who immortalized the turbulent Showa era
in four parts: "Pre-war and Wartime Work", "Japan's Progress After the War", "Appearance", and "Japan's Beauty", with approximately 300
photographs. It provides a comprehensive overview of the life and work of Ken Domon, a giant in the world of Japanese photography. The book
also contains essays by Domon, who was also known as a master of prose, and a detailed chronology of his life up to the present.
1. Work Before and During the War
2. Along with the Progress of Japan After the War
3. Appearance
4. The Beauty of Japan
Ken Domon (1909–1990) is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in postwar Japanese photography. He pioneered the country's realistic photography movement (Riarizumu Shashin Undō), championing "absolute unstaged snapshots" to capture the unvarnished social truth of mid-20th-century Japan.
Copy in very good condition, including original OBI.
This book showcases the work of Ken Domon, a photojournalist who immortalized the turbulent Showa era
in four parts: "Pre-war and Wartime Work", "Japan's Progress After the War", "Appearance", and "Japan's Beauty", with approximately 300
photographs. It provides a comprehensive overview of the life and work of Ken Domon, a giant in the world of Japanese photography. The book
also contains essays by Domon, who was also known as a master of prose, and a detailed chronology of his life up to the present.
1. Work Before and During the War
2. Along with the Progress of Japan After the War
3. Appearance
4. The Beauty of Japan
Ken Domon (1909–1990) is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in postwar Japanese photography. He pioneered the country's realistic photography movement (Riarizumu Shashin Undō), championing "absolute unstaged snapshots" to capture the unvarnished social truth of mid-20th-century Japan.
Copy in very good condition, including original OBI.

