ROGER SHIMOMURA: An American Knockoff
by Shimomura, Roger
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/Near fine
- ISBN 10
- 097556627X
- ISBN 13
- 9780975566275
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Pullman, Washington: Museum of Art / Washington State University, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Inscribed by Roger Shimomura on the title page. Published in conjunction with a 2014-5 traveling exhibition, this work explores the development of Shimomura's style, which combines his childhood interest in comic books, American Pop Art, his Japanese ancestry, and stereotypical racial imagery to provoke thought and debate on issues of identity and social perception. Small quarto: [64] p. with 24 color illustrations. Original gray cloth binding, with silver titles. Light bumping to the corners and tips; else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Seller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 76144
- Title
- ROGER SHIMOMURA: An American Knockoff
- Author
- Shimomura, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 097556627X
- ISBN 13
- 9780975566275
- Publisher
- Museum of Art / Washington State University
- Place of Publication
- Pullman, Washington
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- Ethnic Studies, Japanese Americans, Graphic Artists, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, Pop Art, Comic Art
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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