Kenji Nakahashi collection
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
Series one, biographical materials, contains records surrounding Nakahashi’s personal life and career as a photographer. There are resumes, photo and sale lists, photo collages made by Nakahashi, personal health information regarding his illness, letterhead, correspondence with gallerists and museums, and other items. The bulk of materials date between 1983 and 2016.
Series two, exhibition files, includes brochures, catalogues and announcements regarding exhibitions that Nakahashi was involved in, correspondence with galleries and museums, news clippings regarding exhibitions, and personal newsletters created by Nakahashi. The bulk of materials date between 1979 and 1997.
Series three, project files, include photocopies and drawings of Nakahashi’s projects: “Camera Demon,” “Creation,” “White House,” and “A Cut-Out Sky”. The bulk of these materials are photocopies created in 2016.
Series four, photographic materials, feature snapshots and photo cards created by Nakahashi and his wife. There is also a letter from Sandy to CCP curator Becky Senf regarding a photo card of Nakahashi taken by Sandy.
Dates
- 1979-2016
Creator
- Nakahashi, Kenji (1947-2017) (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English, Japanese
Conditions Governing Access
To access materials from this collection, please contact CCP-RefDesk@email.arizona.edu
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission from the copyright owner (which could be the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates or literary executors) prior to any copyright-protected uses of the collection.
The user agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents, the University of Arizona, Center of Creative Photography, including its officers, employees, and agents, from and against all claims made relating to copyright or other intellectual property infringement
Biographical Note
Kenji Nakahashi (1947-2017) was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Nakahashi graduated from the Aichi Prefecture University of Fine Arts and Music and in 1973, he arrived in New York City to launch his career as an artist. Nakahashi worked with a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking and photography. Nakahashi was married to Gratia (Sandy) Williams in 1986, and remained together until his passing in 2017.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.
Abstract
The collection contains materials (bulk dates 1979-2009) surrounding the career of Japanese American photographer Kenji Nakahashi (1947-2017). Materials include biographical materials about Nakahashi’s life and development as an artist, correspondence, exhibition and project files, and photo cards created by Nakahashi.
Arrangement
The Collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: Biographical Materials, n.d., 1983-2016, 2 folders
- Series 2: Exhibition Files, n.d., 1979-1997, 1 folder
- Series 3: Project Files, 2016, 2 folders
- Series 4: Photographic Materials, n.d., 1989-2011, 2 folders
Custodial History
Anonymous donation in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, 2018.
Processing Information
Collection processed and finding aid created by Alexis Peregoy in 2018.
- Title
- Kenji Nakahashi collection 1979–2016
- Author
- Finding aid created by CCP Archives Staff
- Date
- © 2020
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Creative Photography Archives Repository
