Teiko Shiotani
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Shiotani was born on 22 October 1899 in Akasaki
(since 2004 Kotoura
) Tottori. He enjoyed photography from his youth, and in 1919 set up the "Vest Club" (i.e. Vest Pocket Kodak club; , Besuto Kurabu) in Akasaki; in 1938, this was renamed Kenkyūkai .
One of Shiotani's better known photographs is "Tenki yohō no aru fūkei" , in which the convexity of the horizon is emphasized by holding the photographic paper curved during exposure under the enlarger.
Shiotani died on 28 October 1988.
Shiotani's works are held in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
and constitute a major part of that of the Yonago City Museum of Art
.
Akasaki, Tottori
was a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.On September 1, 2004 Akasaki was merged with the town of Tōhaku, also from Tōhaku District, to form the new town of Kotoura....
(since 2004 Kotoura
Kotoura, Tottori
is a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan. Bordering it are the towns of Daisen to the left, Kōfu to the south, Hokuei to the east, and the city of Kurayoshi to the southeast....
) Tottori. He enjoyed photography from his youth, and in 1919 set up the "Vest Club" (i.e. Vest Pocket Kodak club; , Besuto Kurabu) in Akasaki; in 1938, this was renamed Kenkyūkai .
One of Shiotani's better known photographs is "Tenki yohō no aru fūkei" , in which the convexity of the horizon is emphasized by holding the photographic paper curved during exposure under the enlarger.
Shiotani died on 28 October 1988.
Shiotani's works are held in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
The is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
and constitute a major part of that of the Yonago City Museum of Art
Yonago City Museum of Art
is a municipal art gallery in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture that opened in 1983.The gallery has a permanent collection of paintings and photographs; the latter is particularly strong for the photographers Teikō Shiotani and Shōji Ueda. It also hosts special exhibitions.The museum is at Nakamachi 12,...
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Solo exhibitions
- 1971: Akasaki Nōgyō Kanri Sentā , AkasakiAkasaki, Tottoriwas a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.On September 1, 2004 Akasaki was merged with the town of Tōhaku, also from Tōhaku District, to form the new town of Kotoura....
. - 1975: Art Gallery U (belonging to Shōji UedaShoji UedaUeda was born on 27 March 1913 in Sakai , Tottori. His father was a manufacturer and seller of geta; Shōji was the only child who survived infancy...
), YonagoYonago, Tottoriis a city located in the northwest of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan, and adjacent to Shimane. It is the prefecture's second largest city after Tottori and therefore a commercial center of the western part of this prefecture....
(Tottori). - 1976: Pentax Gallery, Tokyo.
- 1979: Akasaki Nōgyō Kanri Sentā , AkasakiAkasaki, Tottoriwas a town located in Tōhaku District, Tottori, Japan.On September 1, 2004 Akasaki was merged with the town of Tōhaku, also from Tōhaku District, to form the new town of Kotoura....
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Joint exhibitions
The list is selective.- 1979: "Fotografia Giapponese dal 1848 ad Oggi", BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. - 1982: "Photography 1922–82", PhotokinaPhotokinaThe photokina is the world's largest trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries. The first photokina was held in Cologne, Germany, in 1950, and it is now held biannually in September at the koelnmesse Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre...
, CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. - 1983: Exhibition of works by Shiotani and Shōji UedaShoji UedaUeda was born on 27 March 1913 in Sakai , Tottori. His father was a manufacturer and seller of geta; Shōji was the only child who survived infancy...
, Tottori Prefectural Museum, Tottori CityTottori, Tottoriis the capital city of Tottori Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 200,974 and a density of 262.48 persons per km². The total area is 765.66 km²....
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Books devoted to Shiotani
- Shiotani Teikō meisakushū: 1923–1973 / Album 1923–1973: Teikoh Shiotani. Yonago, Tottori: Nihon Shashin Shuppan, 1975. Edited by Shōji UedaShoji UedaUeda was born on 27 March 1913 in Sakai , Tottori. His father was a manufacturer and seller of geta; Shōji was the only child who survived infancy...
. - Uminari no fūkei: Shiotani Teikō shashinshū / Teikoh Shiotani Portfolio 1923–1973. Nikon Salon Books 10. Tokyo: Nikkor Club, 1984. Despite the alternative title in English, text and captions in Japanese only. With 95 full-page illustrations, essays, and an interview; edited by Jun MikiJun Mikiwas a renowned Japanese photographer and one of Japan's pioneers in photojournalism.He was the first Japanese photographer to publish in Life Magazine.The Selection Committee of Nikon Salon established the Miki Jun Award in 1999 to remember his legacy....
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Other appearances
- Hikari no nosutarujia: Koseki Shōtarō to Nihon no geijutsu shashin . Fukushima: Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art, 2001. http://www.art-museum.fks.ed.jp/book.html
- Nihon no pikutoriarizumu: Fūkei e no manazashi . Tokyo: Tokyo Museum of Photography, 1992.
- Klochko, Deborah, ed. Modern Photography in Japan 1915–1940. San Francisco: The Friends of Photography, 2001. ISBN 0-933286-74-0. The plates are not paginated but are alphabetically ordered by photographer. One still life of Shiotani's is shown.
- Matsumoto Norihiko. , ed. A Collection of Japanese Photographs 1912–1940. Tokyo: Shashinkosha, 1990. Despite its English-only title, the book is in Japanese only. Plates 11, 16, 38 and 40 are by Shiotani.
- Modanizumu no jidai / The Age of Modernism. Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 1995. Catalogue of an exhibition held 1995–96 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyTokyo Metropolitan Museum of PhotographyThe is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
. Plate 116 is by Shiotani. - Nihon kindai shashin no seiritsu to tenkai / The Founding and Development of Modern Photography in Japan. Tokyo: Tokyo Museum of Photography, 1995. Plate 10 is by Shiotani.
- Nihon no shashin 1930 nendai . Kamakura: The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, 1988. The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura
- Nihon no shashin: Uchinaru katachi, sotonaru katachi 1: Torai kara 1945 made / Japanese Photography: Form In/Out 1: From Its Introduction to 1945. Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 1996. no ISBN Exhibition catalogue. A portrait appears on p.83.
External links
- Ono, Philbert. "Shiotani Teiko", PhotoGuide Japan.