Geishas: Japan [002]

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Title Geishas: Japan [002]
Photo Number Box 31, Japan, Kyoto, Geisha, 19
Description Photo showing foreigners (L: Rusell Gilman (or Gillman?), R: Vi (possibly short for Violet) Rusell's wife, from Pasadena, California) having a meal with a Geisha (in center of photo) at a Geisha house (possibly located in Tokyo or Kyoto?), Japan
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1952
Subject Visitors, Foreign--Japan--Photographs; Men--Japan--Photographs; Women--Japan--Photographs; Young women--Japan--Photographs; Geishas--Japan--Photographs; Theatrical makeup--Japan--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Photographs; Entertainers--Japan--Photographs; Manners and customs--Japan--Photographs; Red-light districts--Japan--Photographs; Interior architecture--Japan--Photographs; Food--Japan--Photographs; Tableware--Japan--Photographs; Plates (Tableware)--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Geishas; Clothing and dress; Tableware
Keywords Make-up; Meals; Foreigners; People
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Japan
Caption on Slide Foreigners at Geisha house.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Geisha...are traditional Japanese female entertainers who act as hostesses and whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classical music, dance and games."--Wikipedia. Note: See (also) image with File Name: kyoto_geisha_007. Appears to be the same man in photo, identified as "Mr. Gillman". Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Rusell Vi Gilman Ningyo-cho Geisha house." Note: Photograph Number provided above: "Box 31, Japan, Kyoto, Geisha, 19"
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
Rights
ARK ark:/87278/s6xd1hxq
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 334606
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xd1hxq
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