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<p>While studying under Harry Callahan at the Institute of Design in Chicago, Yasuhiro Ishimoto acquired a love of street photography, and the city, from his teacher. In this student work, he shows a woman observing the landscape of beachgoers; her modest sundress, hat, and stockings contrast starkly with the swimsuit-clad crowd. By separating this central figure and photographing her from behind, Ishimoto invites viewers to inhabit the woman’s position as surveyor of this Chicago beach.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1944
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.8 × 20.4 cm (8 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 31 × 25.3 cm (12 1/4 × 10 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Yasuhiro Ishimoto
Artist
Photography
Yasuhiro Ishimoto was a Japanese photographer who shaped the visual language of postwar documentary and architectural photography. Working primarily in black and white, he combined precise compositional geometry with an acute sensitivity to light and shadow, creating images that ranged from industrial landscapes to intimate street studies. His work bridged Japanese and American photographic traditions, influencing how modernist form was understood through the camera lens.
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- Yasuhiro Ishimoto
- Year
- 1944
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.8 × 20.4 cm (8 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.); Paper: 31 × 25.3 cm (12 1/4 × 10 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1944-041469
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified