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Artists›Toshio Shibata

Toshio Shibata

Japanese, 1949

WA-00030643

Tokyo, Japan

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ5546908 ULAN500338021

MoMA

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3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7175
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (9)

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Hinohara Village, Tokyo

1994 · gelatin silver print

Image: 55.5 x 47.7 cm (21 7/8 x 18 3/4 in.); Paper: 58.1 x 50.8 cm (22 7/8 x 20 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Kashima Town, Fukushima Prefecture

1990 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 55.5 × 44.7 cm (21 7/8 × 17 5/8 in.); Paper: 60.5 × 50.5 cm (23 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture

1990 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 44.7 × 55.6 cm (17 5/8 × 21 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.3 × 60.5 cm (19 13/16 × 23 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shimogo Town, Fukushima Prefecture

1990 · Gelatin silver print

17 1/2 × 21 13/16" (44.4 × 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tsunan Town, Niigata Prefecture

1990 · Gelatin silver print

17 1/2 × 21 13/16" (44.4 × 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Saito City, Miyazaki Prefecture

1990 · Gelatin silver print

17 1/2 × 21 13/16" (44.4 × 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Yunotani Village, Niigata Prefecture

1989 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 44.8 × 55.6 cm (17 11/16 × 21 15/16 in.); Paper: 50.6 × 60.5 cm (19 15/16 × 23 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Yunotani Village, Niigata Prefecture

1989 · Gelatin silver print, printed 1991

17 7/16 × 21 11/16" (44.3 × 55.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Asahi Town, Hokkaido

1988 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 44.4 × 55.5 cm (17 1/2 × 21 7/8 in.); Paper: 50.5 × 60.6 cm (19 15/16 × 23 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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9 published of 13 catalogued · 12 with image

MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

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1 entries · 1 sources

Hinohara Village, Tokyo
1994 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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