Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<<<Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 22:56:36 EST From: Disfromage@aol.com Subject: [Leica] Yasuhiro Ishimoto Message-ID: <bf.a70e795.2787f174@aol.com> References: Dear All, I just picked up a self titled book by Yasuhiro Ishimoto- ISBN-0-86559-170-9. I was not familiar with his work before now, but am very impressed. Many of the photos were taken in Chicago (my town) around 1950 when he came to the Institute of Design to study with Harry Callahan. There is a lot of very moving street photography, some 35mm, some 6x6, and some 4x5. His pictures are very clearly and deeply seen. Am I the only one who was not aware of him? Richard Wasserman >> Richard: The Art Institute of Chicago had a retrospective on Yasuhiro Ishimoto a few years ago. His photographs of street life in various neighborhoods of Chicago were stunning. I think he is more well known in academic circles. Most contemporary photographers are not aware of his work. Sincerely, Muhammad R.K. Chishty, Ph.D Associate Professor of Finance Graham School of Management Saint Xavier University 3700 West 103rd St Chicago, IL 60655, USA