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Interviewee:
Ikegawa, Shiro, 1933-  Search this
Interviewer:
Jenkins, Jamisen  Search this
Subject:
University of California, Irvine  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
California
Physical Description:
1 Sound cassette, Sound recording: 1 sound cassette (40 min.), analog; 13 Pages, Transcript
Summary:
An interview of Shiro Ikegawa conducted 2003 Jan. 8, by Jamisen Jenkins, for the Archives of American Art, in Keiro Nursing Home, Los Angeles, Calif.
Ikegawa discusses his decision to come to the United States. He describes his ethnicity and how it plays a part in his art and teaching, teaching at the University of California at Irvine and other instituions, his Sushi Show, printmaking as a primary medium, and his near fatal accident.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Shiro Ikegawa, 2003 Jan. 8. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding:
Funding for this interview provided by the Robert Hoehn Fund. Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Biography Note:
Shiro Ikegawa (1933-2009) was a Japanese American painter, graphic artist, performance artist, and art instructor based in Altadena, California.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Art -- Study and teaching -- California  Search this
Japanese American art  Search this
Japanese American artists  Search this
Asian American art  Search this
Asian American artists  Search this
Asian American printmakers  Search this
Asian American painters  Search this
Asian American performance artists  Search this
Theme:
Asian American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12380
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)240118
AAA_collcode_ikegaw03
Theme:
Asian American
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_240118