Eiko Yamazawa

Eiko Yamazawa (山沢 栄子, Yamazawa Eiko, February 19, 1899–July 16, 1995) was a renowned Japanese photographer.

Eiko Yamazawa
Born(1899-02-19)February 19, 1899
Osaka, Japan
DiedJuly 16, 1995(1995-07-16) (aged 96)
NationalityJapanese
EducationPrivate Women's School of Fine Arts, California School of Fine Arts
Known forPhotography

She studied nihonga at Private Women's School of Fine Arts.[1] She studied oil painting at California School of Fine Arts[2] where she worked with Consuelo Kanaga.[3] In 1931 she opened a portrait studio in Osaka.[3] In 1950 she established the Yamazawa Institute of Photography in Osaka.[3] In 1960 she moved to abstraction.[3]

References
  1. "展覧会概要_2008年度女子美術大学同窓会企画展「PHOTO+GRAPH展－光の描画－」" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. "Yamazawa Eiko 山沢 栄子(PhotoGuide Japan)". Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  3. Mariko Takeuchi, "Eiko Yamazawa", The Oxford Companion to the Photograph (Oxford University Press), reproduced Eiko Yamazawa here in Answers.com.
  • Nihon shashinka jiten (日本写真家事典) / 328 Outstanding Japanese Photographers. Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. ISBN 4-473-01750-8. (in Japanese) Despite the English-language alternative title, all in Japanese.
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