Roger Shimomura

Yellow No Same
1992

A colorful print featuring stylized cartoon-like figures with bold outlines. The central figure is a large, detailed face of a person with black hair and a red headband, looking to the right. Behind this figure, a smaller face with a similar headband is visible, partially obscured by the larger figure. Both are set against a blue background, and barbed wire runs across the image, intersecting with the figures' faces. The bottom left of the image contains handwritten text "ED. 45 'YELLOW NO SAME, NO. 1' Roger Shimomura '92".
A colorful print featuring stylized cartoon-like figures with bold outlines. The central figure is a large, detailed face of a person with black hair and a red headband, looking to the right. Behind this figure, a smaller face with a similar headband is visible, partially obscured by the larger figure. Both are set against a blue background, and barbed wire runs across the image, intersecting with the figures' faces. The bottom left of the image contains handwritten text "ED. 45 'YELLOW NO SAME, NO. 1' Roger Shimomura '92".

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Date
1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 10in. (13.7 × 25.4 cm) Image: 3 1/2 × 8 1/16in. (8.9 × 20.5 cm)

Accession number
2003.260.1

Edition
Ed. 45

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/21246

Part of a series:

Yellow No Same

12 works

This is a print featuring a stylized depiction of a Japanese Kabuki actor with bold black hair, red highlights on the cheeks and eyes, and a large expressive face, contrasted against a smaller figure in the background wearing a hat and holding a rifle. The background is dark blue with a hint of a mountainous landscape and a yellow streak, possibly representing lightning. The print includes text at the bottom indicating it is edition 45 and titled "Yellow No Same No. 10" by Roger Shimomura, dated 1992.
A colorful print featuring stylized, cartoon-like figures. The foreground shows a large profile of a person's face with blue eyes and dark hair, while in the background, two smaller faces with black hair and similar eyes appear to be peeking out. The artwork uses bold colors such as yellow, blue, red, and black, and has text at the bottom indicating the edition and possibly the title or artist's signature.
A colorful print featuring stylized representations of three faces in bold lines and flat colors, with a traditional Japanese Kabuki character on the left, a man with glasses in the center, and a woman on the right, all against a yellow and blue background. There is text at the bottom indicating the edition number and the artist's signature.
A print featuring stylized, colorful portraits of two men, with the foreground figure in a vibrant orange robe adorned with patterns, resting his chin on his hand, and the background figure in a brown hat and suit. The artwork includes text at the bottom indicating it is an editioned piece.
A print depicting three stylized faces behind barbed wire, with the central figure in the foreground looking to the right, and two partially obscured faces in the background looking forward. The artwork features a limited color palette and bold outlines, reminiscent of a graphic novel style. There is text at the bottom indicating the edition number, title, and artist's signature with the year 1962.
A print depicting a stylized portrait of a man with a prominent forehead and traditional Japanese hairstyle, wearing a bright orange and green robe. The background features a geometric pattern resembling a bamboo or wooden structure. The print includes handwritten text and numbers along the bottom edge, suggesting it is a limited edition piece.
A colorful print featuring two stylized characters, with the one in the foreground having prominent red makeup around the eyes, resembling a traditional Japanese Kabuki actor. The character in the background appears older, wearing glasses and a patterned garment. The artwork has a bold, graphic quality with clear outlines and flat areas of color. There is text at the bottom indicating the edition of the print and the artist's signature with the year 1992.
A colorful print featuring a stylized version of Mickey Mouse in the center, flanked by two other characters, with a vibrant orange background. Mickey is depicted in a classic pose, peeking through a hole and holding onto a rope, while the character on the right appears to be a fierce, mask-like figure. The artwork includes signatures and edition numbers at the bottom.
This image features a colorful print with two stylized characters. On the left, a figure with a patterned black and white garment and a brown face is shown in profile. On the right, a character wearing a blue helmet peers through a grid or window, with their eyes and part of their face visible. Below the image, there is text that reads "ED. 45 'YELLOW NO SAME, MR F'" followed by a signature and the year 1982.
A vibrant print featuring stylized, geometric representations of human faces with bold colors, predominantly red, yellow, and black. The artwork includes text at the bottom indicating it is edition 45 and titled "YELLOW NO SAME, NO. 11" by Roger Shimomura, dated 1992.

Roger Shimomura
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