The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968-2005 Fisheries & Aquaculture Combining biography with documentary material

Combining biography with documentary material

In the context of Greenwich Village during the 1920s and 1930s

traces the history and development of the graphic image in Japan from its roots in ukiyo-e woodblocks and early ekanban posters

Written by Robert W

The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968-2005 Fisheries & Aquaculture Combining biography with documentary materialBest known as a painter and theater artist, Roger Shimomura explores his Japanese American identity through a vibrant and provocative stylistic combination of twentieth century American pop art and traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century Japanese woodblock prints. In his printed works, one discovers a number of firsts, among them the artist's first examination of place; his first attempt to combat stereotypes by appropriating racist caricatures;