untitled (Tule Lake: shell gathering)

Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, artist

1920–2012

untitled (Tule Lake: shell gathering), date unknown

Material/technique: collage; ballpoint pen; photocopying; paper

Dimensions:
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 48.26 x 35.56 cm
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 48.9 x 36.2 x 2.54 cm

Credit line: Wing Luke Museum, Collection of Linda Hattendorf, Taos, New Mexico

Accession number: EL2025.021

On display: Simons Gallery

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Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

Many of Mirikitani’s Tule Lake images share a strikingly similar composition and recurring motifs: long rows of barracks, often with a rabbit and sagebrush in the foreground; Castle Rock (sometimes Abalone Mountain) and a looming red sun; and Mount Shasta in the distance. These repetitions suggest the lasting impact of incarceration on the artist. A closer look, however, reveals subtle yet significant variations, especially after his participation in the Tule Lake Pilgrimage in 2002—his first visit in nearly 50 years.