An edition of Picture Man (2015)

Picture Man

the legacy of southeast Alaska photographer Shoki Kayamori

Picture Man
Margaret Thomas, Margaret Thom ...
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An edition of Picture Man (2015)

Picture Man

the legacy of southeast Alaska photographer Shoki Kayamori

"In 1912, Shoki Kayamori and his box camera arrived in a small Tlingit village in southeast Alaska. At a time when Asian immigrants were forbidden to own property and faced intense racial pressure, the Japanese-born Kayamori put down roots and became part of the Yakutat community. For three decades he photographed daily life in the village, turning his lens on locals and migrants alike, and gaining the nickname 'Picture Man.' But as World War II drew near, his passion for photography turned dangerous as government officials called out Kayamori as a potential spy. Despondent, Kayamori committed suicide, leaving behind an enigmatic photographic legacy. In Picture Man, Margaret Thomas views Kayamori's life through multiple lenses. Using Kayamori's original photos, she explores the economic and political realities that sent Kayamori and thousands like him out of Japan toward opportunity and adventure in the United States, especially the Pacific Northwest. She reveals the tensions around Asian immigrants in the West Coast and the racism that sent many young men north to work in the canneries of Alaska. And she illuminates the intersecting--and at times conflicting--lives of villagers and migrants in a time of enormous change. Part history, part biography, part photographic showcase, Picture Man offers a fascinating new view of Alaska history"--

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Language
English
Pages
134

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Picture Man: the legacy of southeast Alaska photographer Shoki Kayamori
2015, University of Alaska Press
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Table of Contents

Meiji Japan
West Coast
The Aokis
Cannery Life
Yakutat
Spies
The Collection.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index.

Published in
Fairbanks

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
770.92, B
Library of Congress
TR140.K38 T46 2015, TR140.K38T46 2015, TR140

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 134 pages
Number of pages
134

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL31029909M
ISBN 13
9781602232457, 9781602232464
LCCN
2014023690
OCLC/WorldCat
891615635

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