Five Views of the Inscrutable Neighbor

Roger Shimomura, artist

born 1939

Eileen M. Foti, printer

Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, publisher

Five Views of the Inscrutable Neighbor, 1995

Where object was made: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Material/technique: woodcut; chine collé; color lithograph

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 1105 x 180 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 43 1/2 x 7 1/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 50 x 13 1/4 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 7 lbs

Credit line: Gift of the artist

Accession number: 1999.0030

Not on display

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Exhibition Label:
"Sum of the Parts: Recent Works on Paper," Jun-2001, Stephen Goddard
Many of Roger Shimomura’s prints have been conceived as series, perhaps as a rethinking of the comic books that he collects and traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts. Shimomura’s print series number up to 25 sheets. In this instance he has grouped five scenes in a single vertical print. The mix of styles and subjects is central to Shimomura’s primary concern: the inability of much of the U.S. population to discern the difference between Japanese and Japanese-American individuals and their cultures.