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Susumu Sato,
internationally
acclaimed
photographer,
passed away
May 15,
2020, at
Columbia
Memorial
Hospital,
Hudson,
N.Y. Born
June 25,
1951 in
Japan, Mr.
Sato resided
in Windham,
N.Y. for the
past 20
years with
his wife,
Rebecca
(Ingrid)
Segerstrom-
Sato. His
parents
Michiko and
Sogoro Sato
of Sapporo
Hokaido,
Japan
predeceased
him. He is
survived by
his wife
Rebecca,
three
brothers,
Takashi,
Minoru, and
Masaru
Sato, and
two sisters
Mariko
Takahashi
and Ryoko
Sato, all
residing in
Sapporo,
Japan.
Sato was a
graduate of
the Tokyo
College of
Photography,
where he
achieved
master
level. He
and his wife
were the
proprietors
of Windham
Art and
Photography
Inc. which
included his
State-Of-The-Art
Studio and
the award
winning bed
and
breakfast
called Beds
on Clouds,
in Windham,
NY. Prior
to settling
in Windham,
Susumu Sato
enjoyed a
distinguished
career
spanning
three
decades in
Manhattan,
New York
City, where
his
commercial
work for
such
companies as
Rolling Rock
Beer, Pepsi
Cola, Movado
and other
high profile
accounts
earned him
numerous
awards
including a
Gold Medal,
Addy, Clio
and The
Award of
Excellence
in
Photography
from the
United
Nations. He
also
photographed
covers for
New York
Times
Magazine,
Self, Money
Magazine to
mention a
few.
His
portraits
included
Colin
Powell,
Henry
Kissinger,
Jon Bon Jovi,
Julio
Iglesias,
Siegfried
and Roy,
Andy Warhol
and Hillary
Rodham
Clinton. His
fine art
photographs
are
represented
in
prominent
permanent
collections,
and museums
in Europe
and the USA.
Sato’s
charitable
donations
included
several Aids
charities,
those
serving the
homeless in
New York
City ,
Doctors
without
Borders and
The New York
City Opera.
While in
Windham Sato
created a
new series
called
“Susumu
Sato’s
Eternal Snow
Images of
the Northern
Catskills
“.(c)TM His
ongoing book
projects
included 17
years of the
NYC
Halloween
Parade, and
his beloved
images of a
Shirley
Temple doll
“The Voyages
of Shirley
Temple”. His
celebrated
project
“Flower
Power“ the
flags of the
world
depicted in
blossoms,
(80
countries
completed)
was
recognized
internationally
by such
presidents
as the late
George H.W.
Bush and the
late
President of
Russia,
Boris
Yeltsin. A
portion of
the flag
collection
has been on
display at
the Anca
Club at the
United
Nations New
York City
headquarters
for a number
of years..
Selected
photographs
are
displayed
and sold in
the Windham
Friends of
Art &
Photography
Fine Arts
Gallery, a
non-profit,
founded by
the Satos in
Windham,
NewYork.
Funeral
arrangements
are under
the
direction of
Decker
Funeral
Home,
Windham, N,Y.
A memorial
service will
be announced
at a later
date. In
lieu of
flowers the
family
suggests tax
deductible
memorial
donations
may be made
to Windham
Friends of
Art &
Photography,
a 501 (c)
(3), PO Box
787,
Windham, NY
12496
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