Hara Hiromu and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: What One Discovers Through Design Work
Softbound
2012 · Tokyo
by Hiromu Hara and Kamogawa Sachio
Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, 2012. Softbound. VG+. Color matte wraps. 134 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Presents a nice chronological (and heavily illustrated) survey of Hara Hiromu's typographical and graphic design works. Bilingual Text Japanese/English. Hara Hiromu (1903-1986) designed many posters, tickets and catalogue covers for exhibitions held by the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo for twenty years from its opening in 1952 until 1972. As many as about 150 posters for our exhibitions were designed by Hara. Presenting 150 pieces, this show focuses on Hara's work with the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo to consider the relationship between designers and art museums. (Inventory #: 135306)