Mao
Artist
Roger Yukata Shimomura
(American, born 1939)
Printer
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (26.67 × 26.67 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 13 inches (31.12 × 33.02 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/4 × 13 inches (31.12 × 33.02 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 number2024.9.142
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DescriptionBlack and white key drawing for "Mao". The head and proper left shoulder of a Japanese man in a kimono with oval polka dots. His hair in the Japanese style, pulled back at the sides and over his bald head. He holds a rectangular mirror in his proper right hand. The face of Mao Zedong appears in the mirror.Provenance
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