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Tamami SHIMA  -  1937-1999      Female Artist

Tamami Shima

Tamami Shima 1937-1999

Tamami Shima was born in Hirosaki in Aomori prefecture. The female artist's favorite subjects are woods, birds, horses and still lifes displayed in a modern design style. Tamami Shima has a reputation for masterly integrating woodgrain patterns of the block into the image design.
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Literature sources used for artist biographies:

• Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, "Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975", University of Hawaii Press, 1995, ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
• Lane, Richard, "Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print", Fribourg, 1978, ISBN 0-914427-54-7
• Laurance, P.Roberts, "A Dictionary of Japanese Artists", John Weatherhill Inc., New York, 1976
• Frances Blakemore "Who is Who in Modern Japanese Prints", John Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975. ISBN 0-8348-0101-9
• Annual CWAJ catalogs