Nobuyoshi Araki (*1940)
Persona (Taro and Jiro), Japan, 1968
When the Japanese Polar Expedition was aborted in February 1958, the helicopter rescue of the team had to leave the sled dogs behind. The two Sakhalin huskies, Taro and Jiro, survived almost a year in Antarctica and, after being recovered by a follow-up expedition, became national heroes, to whom several monuments were dedicated.
Gelatin silver print, print date: c. 2006
Image dimensions ca. 27,1 x 40,6 cm (27,1 x 40,6 inch)
Object dimensions 35,4 x 42,9 cm (35,4 x 42,9 inch)
Mounting, Framing Archival cardboard mat 50 x 60 cm, frame upon request
Condition
Double-weight semi-matte paper, in excellent condition
Annotations
Signed by the artist in pencil on the reverse
Literature
Araki by Araki. The photographer's personal selection 1963–2002, Tokyo: Kodansha International 2003, p. 60f.
Prints / Japanese Photography / Inszenierte Fotografie / Paar / Kunst / Porträt /
