Gochō Shigeo

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Gochō Shigeo (牛腸茂雄, November 2, 1946 – June 2, 1983) was a Japanese photographer.[1][2]

Gochō Shigeo
牛腸茂雄
Born(1946-11-02)November 2, 1946
Kamo, Niigata, Japan
DiedJune 2, 1983(1983-06-02) (aged 36)[1]
Niigata, Japan

Early life

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Shigeo was born in Kamo, Niigata Prefecture in 1946.[1][3] 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

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In 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

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "There was a man called Gocho Shigeo 1946-1983 | Photo Exhibitions — FUJIFILM SQUARE". fujifilmsquare.jp (in Japanese).
  2. (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
  3. 1 2 3 "Shigeo Gocho Breaking Down Difference Through Photography". Pen Magazine International. 22 October 2020.
  4. "Gocho Shigeo: from the series Self and Others". mfah.org.
  5. "Gocho, Shigeo". SFMOMA.
  6. "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org.