Soichi Sunami
Soichi Sunami (角南 壮一, given name translating as "magnificent first son," and family name translating as "south corner"; 1885–1971) was a Japanese and American modernist photographer, influenced by the pictorialist movement, and best known for his portraits of early modern dancers, including Ruth St Denis, Agnes De Mille, Helen Tamiris and Martha Graham, with whom he maintained an extended artistic collaboration. He produced some of the only known images of the early black modern dancer, Edna Guy, and also photographed the modern dancer Harald Kreutzberg.
Soichi Sunami | |
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Sunami Sōichi (角南 壮一) | |
Soichi Sunami | |
| Born | February 18, 1885 Okayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 12, 1971 (aged 86) New York City, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse | Suyeko Matsushima Sunami (married 1945–1971) |
| Children | John Soichi Sunami and Reiko Sunami Kopelson |
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