Domon Ken Photography Museum

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The Domon Ken Photography Museum was opened in 1983 in Sakata, Yamagata, Yamagata (Japan), the birthplace of the photographer Ken Domon.

On the occasion of becoming the first honorary citizen of Sakata in 1974, Domon donated his entire works to the town. This prompted the decision to build a museum in his honour.

The museum has about 70,000 prints of works by Domon. It also has works by winners of the Domon Ken Award and another prize (Domon Ken Bunka-shō, 土門拳文化賞) in Domon's honour that is presented by the town.

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  • Matsumoto Norihiko (松本徳彦), ed. Nihon no bijutsukan to shashin korekushon (日本の美術館と写真コレクション, Japan's art galleries and photography collections). Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2002. ISBN 4-473-01894-6. Pp. ;22–25. (Japanese)

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