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George Tsutakawa

George Tsutakawa

Early Works on Paper

By David F. Martin

One of the leading Northwest artists of his generation, George Tsutakawa (1910–97) is internationally known for his sculpture and fountain designs. However, a lesser-known aspect of his career was the production of blockprints, watercolors, and...

ISBN: 9780998911243

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Kenjiro Nomura, American Modernist

Kenjiro Nomura, American Modernist

An Issei Artist’s Journey

By Barbara Johns. Foreword by Gail M. Nomura. Contribution by David F. Martin

Born in Japan, acclaimed Seattle artist Kenjiro Nomura (1896–1956) came to the United States as a child of ten, received artistic recognition by age twenty, and in the 1930s became the best-known artist of Japanese...

ISBN: 9780998911236

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Troubling Borders

Troubling Borders

An Anthology of Art and Literature by Southeast Asian Women in the Diaspora

By Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Lan Duong, Mariam B. Lam, Kathy L. Nguyen

Juxtaposing short stories, poetry, painting, and photographs, Troubling Borders showcases the creative work of women of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Thai, and Filipino ancestry. This thematically arranged collection interrupts borders of categorization and gender, in what...

ISBN: 9780295747279

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Zhi Lin

Zhi Lin

In Search of the Lost History of Chinese Migrants and the Transcontinental Railroads

By Rock Hushka, Shelley Fisher Fishkin, and Shawn Wong

In this pointed and resonant project, internationally acclaimed artist Zhi Lin refocuses on the forgotten Chinese laborers in America from an iconic moment in US history. In the nineteenth century, thousands of men migrated from...

ISBN: 9780924335433

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Queering Contemporary Asian American Art

Queering Contemporary Asian American Art

By Laura Kina, Jan Christian Bernabe, Susette Min, Kyoo Lee

Queering Contemporary Asian American Art takes Asian American differences as its point of departure, and brings together artists and scholars to challenge normative assumptions, essentialisms, and methodologies within Asian American art and visual culture. Taken...

ISBN: 9780295741376

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Roger Shimomura

Roger Shimomura

An American Knockoff

By Anne Goodyear and Chris Bruce

For four decades, Roger Shimomura’s paintings, prints, and theatre pieces have addressed sociopolitical issues of Asian America. He does this through a style that combines his childhood interest in comic books, American Pop Art, and...

ISBN: 9780975566275

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War Baby / Love Child

War Baby / Love Child

Mixed Race Asian American Art

By Laura Kina, Wei Ming Dariotis, Kent A. Ono

War Baby / Love Child examines hybrid Asian American identity through a collection of essays, artworks, and interviews at the intersection of critical mixed race studies and contemporary art. The book pairs artwork and interviews...

ISBN: 9780295992259

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Experiences of Passage

Experiences of Passage

The Paintings of Yun Gee and Li-lan

By Joyce Brodsky

In this generously illustrated volume, the distinguished teacher, author, and critic Joyce Brodsky brings together works by the expatriate Chinese painter Yun Gee and his Chinese American daughter, Li-lan, exploring connections between each artist's life...

ISBN: 9780295987750

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Frank Okada

Frank Okada

The Shape of Elegance

By Kazuko Nakane. Introduction by Lawrence Fong

Artist Frank Okada played a significant role in the modern art history of the Pacific Northwest. Born a Nisei in 1931, he was raised in Seattle’s International District and throughout his life retained its influences...

ISBN: 9780295985664

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George Tsutakawa

George Tsutakawa

By Martha Kingsbury

Painter, sculptor, teacher, and internationally renowned fountain designer, George Tsutakawa (1910-97) was one of the treasure of the Pacific Northwest. In his life and his work he achieved a rare synthesis of the traditions of...

ISBN: 9780295970219

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