Shigeo Gochō (November 2, 1946 – June 2, 1983) was a Japanese photographer.[2][1]
Gochō Shigeo | |
|---|---|
| 牛腸茂雄 (Gochō Shigeo) | |
| Born | November 2, 1946 |
| Died | June 2, 1983 (aged 36)[1] Niigata, Japan |
Early life
editShigeo was born in Kamo, Niigata Prefecture in 1946.[3][1] As a child he suffered from Pott's Disease, a type of vertebral infection caused by tuberculosis.[3] The treatment for the disease meant that Shigeo had to wear a lower body cast for an extended period of time.[1]
Career
editIn 1977 he published the book Self and Others.[3] His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[4] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[5] and the British Museum.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "There was a man called Gocho Shigeo 1946-1983 | Photo Exhibitions — FUJIFILM SQUARE". fujifilmsquare.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ (in Japanese) Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers (『日本写真家事典』, Nihon shashinka jiten). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8
- ^ a b c "Shigeo Gocho Breaking Down Difference Through Photography". Pen Magazine International. 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Gocho Shigeo: from the series Self and Others". mfah.org.
- ^ "Gocho, Shigeo". SFMOMA.
- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org.
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