Eikō Hosoe

Eikō Hosoe (1933–2024) was a Japanese photographer, film producer and university teacher.

Also recorded as Toshihiro Hosoe; Eikoh Hosoe; Eiko Hosoe; Eikou Hosoe.

Eikō Hosoe in brief

Born
1933
Died
2024
Known for
photographer, film producer and university teacher
Place of birth
Yonezawa
Contents

Overview

Recorded at birth as 細江 敏廣.

Born at Yonezawa in 1933, died at Tokyo in 2024.

In detail

the recorded working language is Japanese.

Employment is recorded with Tokyo Polytechnic University.

Work by Eikō Hosoe is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Person of Cultural Merit, Lucie Award and Higashikawa Prize.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Eikoh Hosoe”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2564831: Eikō Hosoe

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