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Taro Yashima (八島 太郎, Yashima Tarō, born Atsushi Iwamatsu (岩松 淳, Iwamatsu Atsushi); September 21, 1908 — June 30, 1994) was a Japanese-American artist and children's book author. He immigrated to the United States in 1939 and assisted the U.S. war effort.
Yashima was often arrested for his artwork, through which he criticized Japanese militarism, and in 1939 fled from Japan to the United States. He continued his studies at the Art Students League of New York and started illustrating for magazines after the war.
11 de sept. de 2018 · Learn about the remarkable lives of Taro and Mitsu Yashima, a Japanese American couple who survived imprisonment, exile, and war to become authors and illustrators. Discover how they used their art to challenge fascism, militarism, and racism in Japan and the US.
Learn about Taro Yashima, a Japanese-American author and illustrator of children's books, who used the pseudonym Taro Yashima during World War II. See his illustrations from Umbrella, Crow Boy, and Seashore Story, and find more resources about his life and work.
11 de sept. de 2018 · One remarkable Japanese American story is that of the epic and tragic partnership of Taro and Mitsu Yashima, an extraordinary couple of artists and freedom fighters. Together they survived years of hardship—imprisonment, exile, poverty, and illness—and made a name for themselves as authors and illustrators.
Not much exists in English on Yashima’s life besides his two graphic autobiographies, A New Sun (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1943) and Horizon Is Calling (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1947). The Taro Yashima Papers, mostly pertaining to his children’s books, are housed in the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.
1 de abr. de 2014 · Author and illustrator. Taro Yashima (1908–1994) was an artist and award winning illustrator best known for his beautifully illustrated children's books. Active in leftist circles in Japan, he and his wife left Japan fearing political repression in 1939, ending up in New York City.
