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Self-Portrait as a Photographer

Yasuo Kuniyoshi American, born Japan
1924
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 910
The painter is caught in the act of taking a photograph, an activity he first took up in 1919 to supplement his income. "I bought a regular studio camera and practiced taking pictures by using my own canvases as models…. in between painting I received commissions from friends and galleries for photographing sculpture and paintings." Later, in the 1930s, he also produced photographs that were independent artworks.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Self-Portrait as a Photographer
  • Artist: Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American (born Japan), Okayama 1889–1953 New York)
  • Date: 1924
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 30 1/4 in. (52.1 × 76.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
  • Object Number: 1984.433.11
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
WPA
1938
Study for "Amazing Juggler", Yasuo Kuniyoshi American, born Japan, Graphite on paper
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
1952
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi
WPA
1936
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The Railroad
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
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