Description
山本作兵衛による「炭坑記録画」の内、田川市石炭・歴史博物館所蔵の585点と福岡県立大学保管の4点は、平成23年（2011）、国内初のユネスコの世界記憶遺産に認定された。作兵衛は一時絵師を志すも、最終的に苦しい家計を支えるため、約50年にわたって炭坑での過酷な労働に従事した。60歳半ばから絵筆を執るようになり、炭坑時代の記憶や伝聞をもとに当時の情景を細かく記録画として残した。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026