Roger Shimomura – Kansas Samurai
Kansas Samurai: Roger Shimomura’s Tribute to Cultural Identity and Resilience Roger Shimomura, a renowned Japanese American artist, continues to challenge and explore the complexities of race, identity, and cultural memory in his work. One of his most striking pieces, Kansas Samurai, exemplifies his ability to confront the intersections of personal and collective histories with […]
Roger Shimomura – Lithograph Collection
Roger Shimomura: Asian American Identity, Pop Art, Lithography, and Cultural Activism
Roger Shimomura is a pioneering Asian American artist, printmaker, painter, professor, and cultural activist whose work has transformed contemporary art, pop art, political art, and identity-based art in the United States. His powerful paintings, lithographs, prints, performance art, and installations challenge racial stereotypes, Japanese American history, WWII internment camp narratives, and cultural assimilation. Born in […]