FUJIFILM Photo Collection II
Capturing the Human Experience: World Photography in the 20th Century

TOKYO, January 22, 2024 – FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) announces the acquisition of the highly esteemed FUJIFILM Photo Collection II, consisting of 53 exquisite original prints, which capture the human experience, to commemorate the Fujifilm Group’s 90th anniversary. These photographs created by renowned international photographers, who are among the giants of world photography in the 20th century. From April 26 to May 16, “FUJIFILM Photo Collection II - Capturing the Human Experience: World Photography in the 20th Century“ will be held at FUJIFILM SQUARE, in Tokyo, Japan.

In 2014, on the occasion of its 80th founding anniversary, Fujifilm collected 101 selected photographs by 101 photographers from the end of the Edo and Meiji periods (mid of 1860~) to the present day as the "FUJIFILM Photo Collection^*1". The collection has been exhibited at more than 20 locations, including FUJIFILM SQUARE and museums nationwide, and has been used to convey their artistic value to more than 200,000 people, as well as to promote a systematic understanding of the history of Japanese photography.

Portrait photography is considered to be the starting point of the photography and the strongest motivation at the dawn of photography. Throughout the history of photography, in which many new techniques have been evolved, portrait photography has always been and continues to be at the center of people’s interest.

The photographs above are works by Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), known as the "father of modern photography," W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978), a humanist photographer and photojournalist, and August Sander (1876-1964), a great German photographer.
In addition, "FUJIFILM Photo Collection II" includes the largest number (15) of works by the master of portraiture, Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), whose profound portraits of world-famous people were so well received that "having your portrait taken by him was seen as proof of celebrity". The exhibition consists of 53 works of great historical value, taken by 20 photographers who have left their mark on the history of world photography in the 20th century, including works by Elliott Erwitt (1928-2023), a photographer who has continued to shoot works that are beloved by many people through the ages.

Fujifilm will carefully preserve these works of timeless value as FUJIFILM Photo Collection II, and exhibit them in Japan and abroad.

On the occasion of its 90th anniversary on January 20, 2024, the Fujifilm Group established the Group Purpose: "Giving Our World More Smiles”. Through the "FUJIFILM Photo Collection II," it will continue to communicate the intrinsic value of photography on a global scale, and contribute to enriching people's hearts and fostering connections, as well as "Giving Our World More Smiles”.

• *1 The collection and exhibition activities of the FUJIFILM Photo Collection, together with the operation of the Fujifilm Photo Salon and the Museum of Photographic History, received the "Art of the Moment Award" for excellence at the Mecenat Awards 2018 organized by the Japan Corporate Mecenat Association.

53 works

Ansel Adams, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Harry Callahan, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Imogen Cunningham, Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Walker Evans, Emmet Gowin, Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Yousuf Karsh, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Steve McCurry, Arnold Newman, Martin Parr, Sebastião Salgado, August Sander, W. Eugene Smith, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Weston (A total of 20 artists in alphabetical order)

Organizer: FUJIFILM Corporation
Supporter: Minato City Board of Education
Planning: Photo Classic

All works other than those listed above will also be exhibited.

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