Takeyoshi Tanuma
February 18, 1929 – June 1, 2022 was a Japanese photographer. In 2019, the Japanese government honoured him with the Order of Culture, making him the first photographer to receive the order.
Takeyoshi Tanuma
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- Name
- Takeyoshi Tanuma
- Born
- 18 February 1929
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 1 June 2022
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Education
- Tokyo Polytechnic University
- Full name
- 田沼 武能.
- Nationality
- Japan and Empire of Japan.
- Teachers
- Ihei Kimura.
- Honours
- Kikuchi Kan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit and Order of Culture.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Takeyoshi Tanuma studied at Tokyo Polytechnic University and Kohoku High School. Training under Ihei Kimura is recorded. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Tokyo Polytechnic University. Work by Takeyoshi Tanuma is recorded in the collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Distinctions recorded are Kikuchi Kan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit and Order of Culture.
Takeyoshi Tanuma, Professor Emeritus of Tokyo Polytechnic University, received the Order of Culture on November, 2019.
大臣官房人事課 · 文部科学省ホームページ · 令和元年度 文化勲章受章者：文部科学省
1953年、北鎌倉の自邸の窯場にて（撮影： 田沼武能 ）
Takeyoshi Tanuma · 月二回刊「サライ」2003年6月19日号
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• Name — Takeyoshi Tanuma • Born — 18 February 1929 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Died — 1 June 2022 • Occupation — Photographer • Education — Tokyo Polytechnic University
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Takeyoshi Tanuma was a photographer, born on 18 February 1929 in Tokio and died on 1 June 2022. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek; the death by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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