Artist Interview: Roger Shimomura

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Roger Shimomura discusses his work in "Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter." Since 1969, Roger Shimomura (born 1939) has lived in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has served as an art professor at the University of Kansas. As a painter, printmaker, and performance artist, Shimomura has focused particular attention on the experiences of Asian Americans and the challenges of being "different" in America. Recorded at NPG, September 16, 2011. Interview by Jasmine Fernandez, intern,Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program. Image: American vs. Japs 2 / Roger Shimomura / Acrylic on canvas, 2010 / Flomenhaft Gallery, New York City / Copyright Roger Shimomura. Interview currently located on the National Portrait Gallery's iTunesU page.

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