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This lithograph combines influences from Pop Art, comic books, Asian Art, and American history to explore the stereotypes faced by Asian Americans. When the artist was a child, Shimomura's family was placed in an internment camp in Washington during the Second World War, An event commemorated in this image.
Source: NEWS Jan Feb Mar Apr 2021
This piece combines influences from Pop Art, comic books, Asian Art, and American history to explore the stereotypes faced by Asian Americans. When the artist was a child, Shimomura's family was placed in a Japanese internment camp in Washington during the Second World War, an event commemorated in this image.
Source: NEWS Jan Feb Mar Apr 2021
World War, and event commenorated in this image.
DimensionsFrame: 34 1/2 × 46 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (87.6 × 117.5 × 4.4 cm)
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 43 1/8 in. (80 × 109.5 cm)
Plate: 27 × 38 15/16 in. (68.6 × 98.9 cm)
Sheet: 31 1/2 × 43 1/8 in. (80 × 109.5 cm)
Plate: 27 × 38 15/16 in. (68.6 × 98.9 cm)
Accession Number 2020.23
Classificationsprint
SignedRoger Shimomura 2007 (l,r graphite)
Inscriptions34/50 (l,l graphite)
"American Guardian" (l,c graphite)
Edition34/50
MarksLawrence Lithography Workshop (l,r bliind stamp)
Provenance(Lawrence Lithography, Kansas City); Jim and Ellen Hubbell, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2020]
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