Roger Shimomura
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 Shimomura in 2009 | |
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1939 Seattle, Washington |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington; Syracuse University |
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Roger Shimomura (born 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American artist and a retired professor at the University of Kansas, having taught there from 1969-2004.[1] His artistic endeavors, showcased across the United States, address Asian American sociopolitical and ethnic issues through the juxtaposition of common everyday images and racially charged imagery.
Life and work
As a child during World War II, Shimomura's family was relocated and interned at the Minidoka Relocation Center in Idaho.[2] He graduated from Syracuse University with a Master of Fine Arts degree, after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington.
The content of his earliest memories, this experience informs his art, as does his later experiences with stereotyping and xenophobia. [1] For example, the series of paintings Return of the Yellow Peril drew inspiration from the fear that the public would return to their fear of the "Yellow Peril". [1]
Stylistically many of Shimomura's paintings draw inspiration from comic books and American iconography, such as Mickey Mouse and other Pop Art.[1]
Works showed
His work can be found in the collection of the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University,[1] University of Washington[3] and Washburn University.[4] He has also exhibited work at the Missoula Art Museum.[5]
Awards
- 2011 United States Artists Ford Fellow for Visual Arts [6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 North 122.
- ↑ "National Archives: Roger Shimomura". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ↑ "Roger Shimomura | Computer Science & Engineering". Cs.washington.edu. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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- ↑ http://www.missoulaartmuseum.org/index.php/ID/234e901d8e75ed7bd888846496fe84ab/fuseaction/experience.detail.htm
- ↑ United States Artists Official Website
Works cited
- Hackett, Regina (2004-03-11). "Shimomura explores racism in all its guises – from the racist's POV". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- North, Bill. ...to build up a rich collection...:Selected Works From the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. ISBN 1-890751-11-1.
- Paget, Mindie (2004-05-11). "A Sansei Story". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- Susan N. Platt (2004). "Racism is About All of Us". Raven Chronicles.
- Emily Stamey, The Prints of Roger Shimomura A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968–2005, University of Washington Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-295-98672-2
External links
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- Official site
- Showcase at the Greg Kucera Art Gallery
- Flomen Haft Gallery Bio
- Fall 2009 newsletter of The Wing Luke Asian Museum, includes artist's statement for Shimomura exhibit Yellow Peril and reproduces the titular painting.
- Oral Histories: Roger Shimomura, C-Span, July 9, 2011
- "Roger Shimomura," Nancy Matsumoto, Densho Encyclopedia
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