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HOSOYA Gan

1935–

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  • Name

    細谷 巖 ほそや がん HOSOYA Gan

  • Company Name

    株式会社ライトパブリシティ Light Publicity Co., Ltd.

  • Job Title

    Art Director

  • Birth

    September 02, 1935

  • Area

    Tokyo

  • Profile

    Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. Upon graduation from Kanagawa Technical High School in 1953, joined Light Publicity where he currently serves as chairman. Also chairman of Tokyo ADC. His numerous awards include Japan Advertising Artists Club "Special Selection" '1955, 1956), Tokyo ADC Gold and Silver (1959), and Grand Prizes (1971, 1978,1984,1988). Asahi Advertising Grand Prize (1988), Japan Advertising Club Yamana Prize (1990) and the Japanese Government's Medal with Purple Ribbon (2001). His major exhibitions include "Persona" (Tokyo, 1965), "Gan Hosoya Art Direction" (Tokyo 1988) and "Time Tunnel: Gan Hosoya Art Direction 1954→" (Creation Gallery G8 / Guardian Garden, 2004).

    Source: "Graphic Art & Design Annual 09-10"

    Hosoya Gan was born in Kanagawa prefecture and graduated from the Department of Technical Design at Kanagawa Technical Senior High School in 1953. He joined Light Publicity Co., Ltd. in the same year. Hosoya is currently chairman of the Board of Directors at Light Publicity. He also serves as chairman of the Tokyo Art Directors Club (ADC) and he is a member of the Japan Graphic Design Association Inc. Hosoya's awards include the Japan Advertising Artists Club (JAAC) Special Selection (1955, 1956), the Tokyo ADC Gold and Silver Prizes (1959), the Mainichi Industrial Design Award (jointly awarded, 1966), the JAAC Member Award (collaboration, 1967), the Tokyo ADF Members Grand Prize (1971, 1978, 1984, and 1988), the Asahi Advertising Award Grand Prize (1988), the Japan Advertising Award Yamana Prize (1990), the Medal with Purple Ribbon (2001), and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2014).

    Source: ggg HP Exhibition Archive "Hosoya Gan－Beyond G"

  • Links

    https://www.lightpublicity.co.jp/

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