Harvest #20

Currently not on view

Harvest #20

2010; printed 2012

Hiroyo Kaneko (Japanese, born 1963) Printed by Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, Philadelphia Published by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Hiroyo Kaneko is a freelance photographer currently based in San Francisco. She was born in Aomori in northern Japan and lived there until she was ten years old. In 1987, Kaneko graduated from Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo with a BA in French literature and eventually moved to California, where she received her MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2005. She exhibits extensively, primarily in California and throughout Japan.

Her subject matter is unmistakably Japan. For a few months each year, Kaneko revisits the place where she spent her early childhood in the remote, rural region of Tohoko. In this photograph she positions herself as the objective onlooker with an artistic view depicting the rough countryside. She uses a soft light that lends a seductive sensibility to the picture, further showing her love of nature and her homeland.

Kaneko’s photographs are in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and in the RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco. In 2009, she was awarded the Santa Fe Prize for Photography.

Currently not on view

Object Details

Titles:

Harvest #20
From the series New Memories, From the Photography Portfolio

Date:

2010; printed 2012

Artists:

Hiroyo Kaneko (Japanese, born 1963) Printed by Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints, Philadelphia Published by the Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Medium:

Pigment print

Dimensions:

Image: 14 x 17 5/8 inches (35.6 x 44.7 cm) Sheet: 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Classification:

Photographs

Credit Line:

Gift of the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2012

Accession Number:

2012-68-1(3)

Geography:

Possibly made in Japan, Asia Printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Context:

Period: Heisei Period (1989-2019)

We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Does this record contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Contact us here.

Please note that this particular artwork might not be on view when you visit. Don’t worry—we have plenty of exhibitions for you to explore.

Currently not on view