✳︎Title: PERO: The Phantom Artist Pero Exhibition ✳︎Author/Illustrator: Yoshitaro Isaka ✳︎Published by: Yoshitaro Isaka Executive Committee ✳︎Edited by: Shogakukan Production Co., Ltd. ✳︎Published: August 29, 2001 ✳︎Size: A4 variant ✳︎Pages: 64p PERO: The Phantom Artist Pero Exhibition, Yoshitaro Isaka, 2001, exhibition catalog. You will be overwhelmed by the passion of Yoshitaro Isaka (Isaka Yoshitaro, nickname: Pero PERO). This book contains many valuable works by Yoshitaro Isaka, who appeared like a comet and became a sensation with his unique, detailed, and witty illustrations. A must-have book for fans, symbolizing the Japanese illustration world of the late 1960s. Includes a contribution by Kuniko Isaka, Yoshitaro Isaka's wife, and information on Yoshitaro Isaka's biography and activities. ◉ Yoshitaro Isaka (1928-1970) He was a legendary Japanese illustrator and graphic designer of the 1960s, known by the nickname "Pero." Born in Tokyo. He studied under the Western-style painter Tsuguharu Foujita at the Asagaya Western Painting Institute. He appeared in the illustration world like a comet in the late 1960s, and became a sensation with his detailed pen drawings, vivid colors, and a world view that was a blend of Japanese and Western styles, and exoticism. His style has been described as "the Hieronymus Bosch of the East." In 1966, he created illustrations for the advertising posters and shopping bags of the men's clothing brand "EDWARD'S," which became explosively popular, establishing his position as an illustrator. After that, he was actively involved in a wide range of fields, including illustrations for Hiroyuki Itsuki's novel "A Strange Tasting Story," the cover of the magazine "Big Comic," the 1970 Osaka Expo poster, and corporate advertisements for Olivetti and Kuraray. He received the ADC Special Award in 1967. He was extremely busy as a darling of the times, but he suddenly passed away from subarachnoid hemorrhage at the young age of 42 in 1970. As a "phantom artist," he continues to influence many creators and fans even now. #YoshitaroIsaka #PERO The Phantom Artist Pero Exhibition #Illustrator #GraphicDesign #ShowaRetro Olivetti advertisement EDWARD'S Calendar 1967 EDWARD'S shopping bag