Frank Asakichi Kunishige
Asakichi “Frank” Kunishige (1878–1960) was a Japanese-American Pictorialist photographer. He was a founding member of the Seattle Camera Club. He created and sold his own photographic paper, Textura Tissue, which was a favorite of club members because it emphasized the soft qualities that Pictorial photographers prized.
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- Name
- Frank Kunishige
- Birth Name
- Asakichi Kunishige
- Born
- June 5, 1878
- Birthplace
- Agenosho, Ōshima-gun, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan
- Died
- 9 April 1960
- Place of death
- Seattle, Washington
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
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Asakichi “Frank” Kunishige (1878–1960) was a Japanese-American Pictorialist photographer. He was a founding member of the Seattle Camera Club. He created and sold his own photographic paper, Textura Tissue, which was a favorite of club members because it emphasized the soft qualities that Pictorial photographers prized.
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Along with Wayne Albee and Soichi Sunami, he worked for Ella E. McBride at the McBride studio. During the 1920s, Kunishige’s work was included in many prominent international exhibitions including those of the Royal Photographic Society, London; the Pittsburgh Salon; the Buffalo Salon; the Paris Salon; and numerous others. From 1925 through 1929, he was one of the most exhibited Pictorialist photographers in the world. His work was illustrated in national and international publications including Photofreund, the American Annual of Photography and Photo-Era. During the Internment of Japanese Americans during WWII, following the signing of Executive Order 9066, Kunishige was detained at Camp Harmony before being transferred to Minidoka in Idaho.
Annual Christmas number. Page 1 article notes the passing of Mrs. Cannie Trimble. Page 3 article discusses a gift from the Japanese of cherry blossom trees to be planted at Seward Park. Page 6 article discusses the career of theater entrepreneur Alexander Pantages. Pages 9-16 includes photographs of Japan. Pages 17-24 feature photographs taken by Wayne Albee. Page 28-30 article on Seattle rock gar
Rathbun, C.B · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner North
Annual Christmas number. Page 1 article notes the passing of Mrs. Cannie Trimble. Page 3 article discusses a gift from the Japanese of cherry blossom trees to be planted at Seward Park. Page 6 article discusses the career of theater entrepreneur Alexander Pantages. Pages 9-16 includes photographs of Japan. Pages 17-24 feature photographs taken by Wayne Albee. Page 28-30 article on Seattle rock gar
Rathbun, C.B · This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner North
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• Name — Frank Kunishige • Native Name — Kunishige Asakichi • Birth Name — Asakichi Kunishige • Born — June 5, 1878 • Birthplace — Agenosho, Ōshima-gun, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan • Died — 9 April 1960 • Place of death — Seattle, Washington
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- 1.Reed, Dennis. Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920‒1940. Japanese American National Museum of Los Angeles. 153. 2016. 9781943847716.
- 2.Seattle Camera Club. Frank Kunashige.
- 3.Bromberg, Nicolette. Preserving a Legacy of Light and Shadow: Iwao Matsushita, Kyo Koike, and the Seattle Camera Club.
- 4.Seattle Public Library. Frank A. Kunishige Collection.
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