Best known as a painter and theater artist, Roger Shimomura explores his Japanese American identity through a vibrant and provocative stylistic combination of twentieth-century American pop art and traditional eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japanese woodblock prints. In his printed works, one discovers a number of firsts, among them the artist's first examination of place; his first attempt to combat stereotypes by appropriating racist caricatures; and his first use of explicitly sexual imagery.
This catalogue raisonné is also a first. Featuring color reproductions of all the artist's 122 extant prints to date, along with notes by Shimomura about the creative and personal history behind particular images, this is the first publication to systematically examine a specific body of work within Shimomura's larger oeuvre. It is also the first to begin critically examining the importance of the Midwest to his work.
Emily Stamey's introductory essay melds a chronological narrative of Shimomura's printmaking career with insightful analyses of both specific images and the broader conceptual role of prints within his work. She traces the artist's stylistic trajectory from his first Andy Warhol inspired screen prints, made in the bathroom of his graduate student apartment in the late 1960s, to his most recent suite produced with master printer Michael Sims at the Lawrence Lithography Workshop. Within this narrative, Stamey examines the ways in which Shimomura's prints relate to and stand apart from his paintings and theater performances.
A native of Seattle, Shimomura completed his MFA at Syracuse University in New York, and then accepted a teaching position at the University of Kansas. Now retired, Shimomura still lives in Lawrence and remains engaged with the university. He has also made its Spencer Museum of Art the repository for his prints.

The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968-2005 (Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists)

Arts & Photography

Stamey, Emily

History & Criticism

University of Washington Press

The Ulrich Museum of Art boasts a nationally significant collection of modern and contemporary artworks. From Robert Henri's 1917 oil portrait of Gregorita with the Santa Clara Bowl, to Zhang Huan's photographs of his 2000 performance Family Tree; from the expressive brush strokes in Robert Motherwell's 1977 Study in Automatism to the digital animation of Jeremy Blake's 2001 video Mod Lang, the Ulrich has amassed a 20th- and 21st-century art collection valuable for both its breadth and quality. Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art includes 57 works, the treasures culled from a collection of over 6,000. Eager to mix creative and scholarly voices, this catalogue takes an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, bringing together the voices of art historical scholars--Toby Kamps (Contemporary Art Museum, Houston), Patricia McDonnell (Ulrich Museum of Art), Tim Rodgers (Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe), Robert Silberman (University of Minnesota), and Emily Stamey (Ulrich Museum of Art) and creative writers, Laura Moriarity and Antonya Nelson. In addition, a photo essay of the museum's outdoor sculpture collection by fine art photographer Larry Schwarm layers the catalogue with even more art and adds distinction to its design.

Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University

McDonnell, Patricia

Univ of Washington Pr

The Ulrich Museum of Art boasts a nationally significant collection of modern and contemporary artworks. From Robert Henri's 1917 oil portrait of Gregorita with the Santa Clara Bowl, to Zhang Huan's photographs of his 2000 performance Family Tree; from the expressive brush strokes in Robert Motherwell's 1977 Study in Automatism to the digital animation of Jeremy Blake's 2001 video Mod Lang, the Ulrich has amassed a 20th- and 21st-century art collection valuable for both its breadth and quality. 
Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art includes 57 works, the treasures culled from a collection of over 6,000. Eager to mix creative and scholarly voices, this catalogue takes an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach, bringing together the voices of art historical scholars--Toby Kamps (Contemporary Art Museum, Houston), Patricia McDonnell (Ulrich Museum of Art), Tim Rodgers (Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe), Robert Silberman (University of Minnesota), and Emily Stamey (Ulrich Museum of Art) and creative writers, Laura Moriarity and Antonya Nelson. In addition, a photo essay of the museum's outdoor sculpture collection by fine art photographer Larry Schwarm layers the catalogue with even more art and adds distinction to its design.

Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art

From its storied invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith as a recreational activity for "incorrigible" youth, to its current multibillion-dollar industry of franchises, stars, and merchandise, basketball has captured America's--and stolen North Carolina's--heart. To the Hoop is the exhibition catalog for the Weatherspoon Art Museum's spring 2020 exhibit featuring portrayals of basketball in contemporary art, which coincides with Greensboro hosting both ACC and NCAA tournament games. The book includes scholarly writing about the artworks by Curator Emily Stamey, and a personal reflection on the game by Coach Wes Miller. Embedded in basketball's history are many of the topics fueling current social concerns. Divisions between rural and urban cultures can be considered in the distinctions between the sport's development in farming town gymnasiums and city playgrounds. Increasing commercialization can be traced through its intersections with fashion, franchising, and pop music. Issues of racial equity reverberate through the NBA and NCAA. And, the advancement of women's roles can likewise be considered through the early adaptations of rules for female athletes, the passing of Title IX, and the successes of the WNBA. The game's golden era of the 1980s and 1990s coincided with an explosion of the contemporary art market, and the sport's celebrated players and signature orange ball appear in the work of many art world stars. That moment also corresponded with an artistic shift towards work that addresses so many of the social issues--race, gender, economics--that readily surface in basketball's widespread popularity. The game also has distinct visual qualities that make it an apt subject for artists: unlike a baseball concealed in a glove or a football buried under a pileup, a basketball is readily seen, and athletes wear relatively minimal uniforms on an indoor field where cameras easily capture their expressions as they soar towards elevated goals. Last, but not least, artists have seen the star power of so many players and the nearly religious devotion of fans to their teams as compelling markers of social values and aspirations. To the Hoop explores these myriad facets of basketball's intersection with contemporary art and culture. Featuring the work of both internationally recognized and emerging artists, it offers an opportunity to consider the world in which we live through the overlapping lenses of sport and art. Dr. Emily Stamey is curator of exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro. She is a specialist in American art and popular culture.

To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art

Miller, Wes

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

UNC Greensboro Weatherspoon Art Museum

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The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1968-2005 (Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists)

Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University

Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art

To the Hoop: Basketball and Contemporary Art