Michiyo Morioka

An American Artist in Tokyo

Frances Blakemore, 1906-1997

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Northwest artist Frances Blakemore had a lifelong love affair with Japan. She first went to Japan in 1935 and spent most of her adult life in Tokyo. Her experience with Japan encompassed the entire period from preWorld War II militarism to postwar modernization. Illustrated with photographs and striking color reproductions of her work, this book introduces the adventures of a remarkable American artist and provides a new perspective on U.S.Japanese cultural relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 222mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1300g
• ISBN-13: 9780295987736
• ISBN-10: 0295987731
• Artikelnr.: 23438488

Autorenporträt

Michiyo Morioka

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1. Seattle, 1925-1935
2. Tokyo, 1935-1940
3. Honolulu, 1940-1945
4. War Propaganda Leaflets, 1944-1945
5. Occupied Japan, 1945-1952
6. Jeeper's Japan: As Seen by the Occupation
7. An American Artist in Tokyo, 1952-1970
8. Fran-Nell (Franell) Gallery, 1965
9. Artist-Farmer-Gallery Owner, 1970-1988
10. Postscript
Appendix A: Letters and Essays from Japan, 1935-1938
Appendix B: "Gold Star" and a Letter to Bradford Smith, 1945
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index