The remarkable Yosemite woodblock prints of Chiura Obata have been acclaimed as some of the finest California art of the twentieth century. Now ten of Obata's m

This volume includes 80 full-color reproductions of Obata's pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, and day-by-day narratives woven through his correspondences.

Mine Okubo was one of 110,000 people of Japanese descent--nearly two-thirds of them American citizens -- who were rounded up into "protective custody" shortly a

One spring morning in 1689, Basho, arguably the greatest of all Japanese poets, set forth on foot, accompanied by his friend and disciple Sora, from his hermita

'Art of Engagement' focuses on the key role of California's art and artists in politics and culture since 1945. The book showcases many types of media, includin