Gochō Shigeo Explained

Gochō Shigeo
Birth Date:	2 November 1946
Birth Place:	Niigata, Japan
Death Place:	Niigata, Japan

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

Early life

Shigeo was born in Kamo, Niigata Prefecture in 1946.^[2] As a child he suffered from Pott's Disease, a type of vertebral infection caused by tuberculosis. The treatment for the disease meant that Shigeo had to wear a lower body cast for an extended period of time.^[2]

Career

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

1. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000.
2. Web site: There was a man called Gocho Shigeo 1946-1983 Photo Exhibitions — FUJIFILM SQUARE . fujifilmsquare.jp . ja.
3. Web site: Shigeo Gocho Breaking Down Difference Through Photography . Pen Magazine International . en . 22 October 2020.
4. Web site: Gocho Shigeo: from the series Self and Others . mfah.org.
5. Web site: Gocho, Shigeo . SFMOMA.
6. Web site: Collections Online British Museum . www.britishmuseum.org.