Rush Hour, Tokyo

1981

Shōmei Tōmatsu

Artist, Japanese, 1930 - 2012

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Michael D. Abrams)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.73 × 23.97 cm (11 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
    framed: 56.4 × 46.3 × 3.6 cm (22 3/16 × 18 1/4 × 1 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.19.5234

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Shomei Tomatsu, Okinawa, Japan; Michael Abrams, Washington, DC, 2005; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2010; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Shomei Tomatsu: The Skin of the Nation, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, May 13 – August 13, 2006

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3 – April 17, 2011

2016

  • Intersections: Photographs and Videos from the National Gallery of Art and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016 - 2017, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2004

  • Shomei Tomatsu: Skin of the Nation. Exh. cat. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2004: plate 112, no. 220.

Wikidata ID

Q64170397

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