Shimomura takes the place of America’s Founding Father, George Washington, and adapts his iconic pose.
He replaces Washington’s colonial troops with Japanese samurai warriors.
Shimomura remakes the body of water they cross to resemble San Francisco Harbor, with Angel Island (the processing center for Asian immigrants) in the background.
The work echoes the style and compositional format of Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic woodblock prints.
Shimomura Crossing the Delaware
Combining American culture with Asian traditions, Roger Shimomura creates artworks that challenge Asian stereotypes
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