A Bus Passenger

© Kenji Ishiguro

A Bus Passenger

Currently not on view

A Bus Passenger,

1959

Kenji Ishiguro 石黒 健治, born 1935, Fukui prefecture, Japan
1996-91

Information

Title
A Bus Passenger
Dates

1959

Maker
Kenji Ishiguro 石黒 健治
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
24.8 x 16.6 cm. (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.) mount: 35.4 x 26.9 cm (13 15/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert A. Wayne, Class of 1960, by exchange
Object Number
1996-91
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Typed label affixed to mount recto below center of image: A Bus Passenger, 1959. Print stamped in blue ink in Japanese verso lower center; signed and dated in ink within stamp.
Culture
Japanese
Type
black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
sidewalks, men, night, cityscapes, bus

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