{"product_id":"signs-of-home-the-paintings-and-wartime-diary-of-kamekichi-tokita-9780295749693","title":"Signs of Home  The Paintings and Wartime Diary of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The wartime diary of Tokita is . . . a fascinating primary document, filled with uncertainties and ambivalence that make some of the received wisdom about the internment camps feel a little too pat. Even though the reader knows, in general terms, how the story came out, the suspense in this eyewitness account is considerable.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Seattle Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Examines Tokita’s art in the context of his life and the historic events that he lived through, integrating it all into a deeply moving human story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * International Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barbara Johns examines Tokita's art in the context of his life and the historic events that he lived through, integrating it all into a deeply moving human story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Susan Kunimatsu * International Examiner *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To see history unfold through Tokita's words and images is to gain a whole new perspective on that conflict [Japanese internment during World War II] and the nature of all immigrants to America who suddenly find themselves identified as the enemy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Bob Duggan * Bigthink.com *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating book that accomplishes more than one purpose. The first part is a biography of Tokita . . . the second is Tokita's diary from 1941-44. . . . \u003ci\u003eSigns of Home\u003c\/i\u003e includes plenty of examples that prove his status as an important regional artist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jeff Baker * The Oregonian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\". . . one of the more beautiful and soulful books you might lay your hands on . . .\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Mike Dillon * City Living *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If 'painting Seattle' feels like the welcome restoration of a long-lost chapter in local art history, the wartime diary is a thornier business . . . filled with uncertainties and ambivalence that make some of the received wisdom about the internment camps feel a little too pat.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Michael Upchurch * The Seattle Times *","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400898978135,"sku":"9780295749693","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295749693.jpg?v=1730471887","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/signs-of-home-the-paintings-and-wartime-diary-of-kamekichi-tokita-9780295749693","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}