Eiichi Sakurai
Eiichi Sakurai was a renowned Japanese photographer and a mechanical engineer. In 1937, he designed the famed Olympus Standard, a rangefinder camera which was using 127 film format. Later he became Director and Head of the Camera Development Division of Olympus, and personally invited Yoshihisa Maitani to join the company in 1956.
Eiichi Sakurai
- Born
- Eiichi Sakurai was born in 1909.
- Died
- Eiichi Sakurai died in 1998.
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- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- photographer
- Honours
- Photographic Society of Japan awards
- Languages
- Japanese
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Eiichi Sakurai was a renowned Japanese photographer and a mechanical engineer. In 1937, he designed the famed Olympus Standard, a rangefinder camera which was using 127 film format. Later he became Director and Head of the Camera Development Division of Olympus, and personally invited Yoshihisa Maitani to join the company in 1956.
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Eiichi Sakurai was a Japanese and Japanese photographer.
Languages used include Japanese. Works by the photographer are held at Art Institute of Chicago. Eiichi Sakurai received Photographic Society of Japan awards.
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He retired of the company as senior executive director in 1974. He is most remembered for his work as an amateur photographer, receiving in 1965 the "Distinguished Contributions Award" from the Photographic Society of Japan for his long career and contributions to Japanese Photography. He also held a successful exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago (from November 23, 1981, to January 10, 1982) where part of his work is presently preserved.
Eiichi Sakurai is recorded as having received Photographic Society of Japan awards.
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1909
Eiichi Sakurai born.
1998
Eiichi Sakurai died.
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- 1.Joining Olympus (28 December 2008). Maitani-Fan.com. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- 2.in lang ja Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. nihongo 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers 日本写真家事典 Nihon shashinka jiten . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- 3.The Photographic Society of Japan Awards.
- 4.Art Institute of Chicago
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