Artist
Ueda Shoji (Japanese, 1913–2000)Japanese, 1913–2000
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Landscape with still life
Datec. 1950
PlaceJapan
MediumGelatin silver print with applied color
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 10 1/8 in. (26.7 × 25.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in. (35.4 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Morris Weiner
Object number98.564
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
the many Japanese photographers who attempted to respond to the devastation of
World War II through their art, Ueda Shoji found solace and inspiration in the
beaches and sand dunes of his home, the coastal Tottori prefecture. In this
work, Ueda has subtly applied color to the white objects in the foreground, a
practice that can be traced back to 19th-century photographic traditions and
elevates this collection of personal paraphernalia to an elegy to those who
died during the war.
Provenance[Zeit-Foto Co., Ltd., Tokyo]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed in black on recto of sheet, beneath the lower right of the image: "Shoji Ueda".
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