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Shigeo Fukuda

Shigeo Fukuda Retrospective: The Recommendation of Humor, Iwate Museum of Art, 2011

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  • Format Book
  • Designer/s Shigeo Fukuda
  • Year 2011
  • Client/Publisher Iwate Museum of Art
  • Size 220mm x 280mm
Shigeo Fukuda
Shigeo Fukuda was born in Tokyo in 1932 and graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1956. He has served as vice-chairman of the Japan Graphic Designers Association (JAGDA) and was a member of both the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) and the Royal Designers for Industry. His work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at notable venues such as the IBM Gallery in New York, the Asia Museum in San Francisco, and the Museum of Modern Art in Quimper, France. Explore related designers including Ikko Tanaka, Kiyoshi Awazu, and Tadanori Yokoo. See also Japanese Modernism, Japanese graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

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Shigeo Fukuda Retrospective: The Recommendation of Humor, Iwate Museum of Art, 2011
Shigeo Fukuda Retrospective: The Recommendation of Humor, Iwate Museum of Art, 2011
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