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SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971)
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SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971)

Ruth St. Denis, Tagore Poem, 1929

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SOICHI SUNAMI (1885-1971)
Ruth St. Denis, Tagore Poem, 1929
2 gelatin silver prints
each with embossed credit stamp (on the recto); credit stamp (on the verso)
each approximately 9½ x 7½in. (24.1 x 19cm.) or the reverse (2)

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Born in Japan, Soichi Sunami moved to the United States first settling in Seattle were he studied painting and photography. In 1921 Sunami moved to New York and worked as a retoucher for Nickolas Muray. Soichi Sunami eventually opened up his own studio frequently photographing dancers including Martha Graham and from 1930 until his retirement worked as a photographer for the Museum of Modern Art.