Memories of Childhood
Artist
Roger Yukata Shimomura
(American, born 1939)
Printer
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
MediumLithograph, ink, and graphite on paper
DimensionsImage and sheet: 22 × 15 3/4 inches (55.88 × 40.01 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund
Object number2024.9.136
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionAnnotated proofs for two prints from Memories of Childhood. Top, Three rows of barbed wire in the foreground. Behind them, a view through a window with Santa’s figured in black profile against a yellow background. To his right, the black profile of a Christmas tree dotted with lights. Bottom: A man’s hand holds up a small American flag that waves in the breeze. Behind it, three houses and multiple lines of barbed wire large and small, against a blue background.Provenance
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