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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.
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.
Crow Boy is a 1955 picture book written and illustrated by Taro Yashima. The book tells the story of a shy Japanese boy named Chibi who hides at school until a new teacher takes notice of him.
1. Apr. 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.
11. Sept. 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.
Born Atsushi Iwamatsu in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He entered Tokyo Art School (known today as the Tokyo University of the Arts) and joined the proletarian arts movement. 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 ...
Taro Yashima was the pseudonym of Atsushi Iwamatsu, a Japanese artist who lived in the United Staes during World War II. Iwamatsu was born September 21, 1908, in Nejima, Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima,...
