Jun Fujita: behind the camera

Uittreksel

"Graham Lee is the great-nephew of Jun Fujita. As the self-appointed family archivist, he has preserved several family items specific to Fujita, including a collection of negatives that may never have been printed or exhibited, family photos and artifacts, and a collection of poetry that has never been published. This book began with two green metal drawers full of Fujita's personal negatives. As Lee digitized each negative, images began to emerge: delicate wildflowers, a rugged riveter hugging a Chicago skyscraper. Each one told a story. Lee spent the last 15 years researching Fujita's life, retracing his great uncle's footsteps, and creating a story that combines a rich family history with important historical and personal photographs." -- Publisher.

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Essay : Searching for Jun Fujita / Nobuko Chikamatsu, Ph.D. -- Introducing Jun Fujita / Takako Day -- Author's preface -- Portfolio I. Island beginnings -- Chicago: school, the movies, and the Chicago evening post -- Florence and Wayne Carr and the Jackson Park art colony -- The SS Eastland -- Race and riots -- The Chicago renaissance and the publication of Tanka: poems in exile -- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and other crimes -- The Loop's most picturesque cameraman -- Commerical and fine art photography -- The cabin on rainy lake -- A century of progress -- On the road : public works photography -- "Enemy alien" -- Moving to the north side -- The Indiana Dunes and the kite -- Wildflower photography -- The next big project and the final photographs -- "The glamorous night is fading..." -- Fujita's legacy -- Portfolio II. Postscript: Florence Carr's family -- Appendix i : Chronology -- Appendix ii: selected bibliography, works by Jun Fujita, photo exhibitions -- Appendix iii: Tanka: poems in exile -- Where are they now? -- Acknowledgements.