Contemporary + Modern: Art & Design
Fri, Feb 24, 2023 01:00AM EST
Lot 10
ROGER SHIMOMURA Ceramic Barbed Wire & Assorted Objects
Sold for
$550
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Roger Shimomura
(Kansas, b. 1939)
Glazed ceramic barbed wire
8 1/2" long
Barbed wire is a repeated motif in the work of Roger Shimomura, alluding to the United States' internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans and others of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps during WWII. Not signed. The small ceramic piece is offered alongside a trove of Shimomura objects, including:
- Marker-signed 1984 poster
- Marker-signed canvas tote bag
- Signed copy of The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1968-2005 (2007)
- Signed copy of Shadows of Minidoka: Paintings and Collections of Roger Shimomura (2011)
- Assorted Shimomura exhibition mailers, graphics, and write-ups
Provenance: From the collection of one of Shimomura's longtime colleagues in the art department at the University of Kansas.
The ceramic has several chips and repaired breaks. Light foxing to the poster and mild wear and grime to the tote bag. The books are each in very good condition.
(Kansas, b. 1939)
Glazed ceramic barbed wire
8 1/2" long
Barbed wire is a repeated motif in the work of Roger Shimomura, alluding to the United States' internment of 120,000 Japanese-Americans and others of Japanese descent in ten concentration camps during WWII. Not signed. The small ceramic piece is offered alongside a trove of Shimomura objects, including:
- Marker-signed 1984 poster
- Marker-signed canvas tote bag
- Signed copy of The Prints of Roger Shimomura: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1968-2005 (2007)
- Signed copy of Shadows of Minidoka: Paintings and Collections of Roger Shimomura (2011)
- Assorted Shimomura exhibition mailers, graphics, and write-ups
Provenance: From the collection of one of Shimomura's longtime colleagues in the art department at the University of Kansas.