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Norman Tolman | |
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 Norman Tolman in 2024 | |
| Born | July 14, 1936 Walpole, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.), Yale University (M.A.), Tokyo University |
| Years active | 1972-present |
Norman Herbert Tolman (born 14 July 1936) is an American art dealer and art collector known for his role in championing contemporary Japanese graphic art. He is best known as the founder of The Tolman Collection, a leading publisher and exhibitor of contemporary Japanese graphic art.[1][2] Tolman exhibited and befriended artists like Saito Kiyoshi, Toko Shinoda and Iwami Reika.
Early life
Born in Walpole, Massachusetts in 1936, as one of four children. Tolman graduated high school in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1955, going on to enlist in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
After the Korean War, Tolman got a B.A. in Chinese Language at UC Berkeley, while working as a translator and editor. Tolman went on to get a scholarship, obtaining a M.A. in Asian Studies at Yale University. Tolman also received a Fullbright Scholarship to Tokyo University in 1964, studying late Tibetan and early Chinese linguistics. [1] [3]
After Yale and Tokyo University, Tolman returned to U.C. Berkeley pursuing his PhD, which he never completed. Tolman left academia to accept employment as a language officer in the U.S. Foreign Service, travelling between Tokyo, Sapporo, and Kyoto. [3]
The Tolman Collection
While working as an American cultural attaché in Japan in the 1960s, Tolman's love of Japanese prints saw him trade embassy work for art dealing, founding the Tolman Collection of Tokyo alongside his wife Mary Tolman in 1972.[2]
Artists
Artists who have been represented or shown by The Tolman Collection include:
Exhibitions
Publications
- Collecting Modern Japanese Prints: Then & Now (1994), Norman Tolman & Mary Tolman[4]
- Karhu @ 77: A Personal Tribute (2004), Norman Tolman & Mary Tolman[5]
- Things Are Seldom What They Seem (2017), Norman Tolman[6]
Personal Life
Norman Tolman married Mary Spellman in 1958. They have two daughters and a grandson.
References
- ^ a b ["https://tolmantokyo.com/en/about/"], The Tolman Collection Tokyo - About. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Art Fair Tokyo 2019 Profile: Norman Tolman", Metropolis Japan. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b ["https://web.archive.org/web/20190108000047/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2000/11/05/people/norman-tolman/#.XDPoOXbP1qY"], Japan Times. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ [https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/k9VIAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXzLa4y7aFAxUzD1kFHWOlDIIQ8fIDegQICBAJ "Collecting Modern Japanese Prints Then & Now"], Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Karhu @ 77: A Personal Tribute", The Tolman Collection. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Things Are Seldom What They Seem", The Tolman Collection Tokyo. Retrieved 9 April 2024.