A landing zone cut out of the jungle ジャングルを切り開いて造った滑走路

OKAMURA Akihiko 岡村昭彦

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Title: A landing zone cut out of the jungle
Original title: ジャングルを切り開いて造った滑走路
Artist Name: OKAMURA Akihiko
Year: 1964
Material / Technique: Chromogenic print
Dimensions: 370x250mm
Accession number: 10114054
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum “Search the Collection”: https://collection.topmuseum.jp/Publish/detailPage/47919/

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About the creator

岡村昭彦 / OKAMURA Akihiko

from Art Platform Japan: https://artplatform.go.jp/resources/collections/artists/A1186

Date of birth: 1929-01-01
Birth place: Tokyo
Date of death: 1985-03-24
Medium: Photography
Gender: male
Update date: 2025-11-17

Identifiers

APJ ID: A1186
VIAF ID: 65551700
NDL ID: 00059874
ULAN ID: 500667333
AOW ID: _b074e847-9e94-41cc-9adb-57f7a086b5bc
Wikidata ID: Q4700919

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Tokyo Photographic Art Museum