Title Picture Man : the legacy of southeast Alaska photographer Shoki Kayamori / by Margaret Thomas

Published Fairbanks : University of Alaska Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 134 pages) : illustrations, portraits Contents Meiji Japan -- West Coast -- The Aokis -- Cannery Life -- Yakutat -- Spies -- The Collection Summary "In 1912, Shoki Kayamori and his box camera arrived in a small Tlingit village in southeast Alaska. At a time when Asian immigrants were forbidden to own property and faced intense racial pressure, the Japanese-born Kayamori put down roots and became part of the Yakutat community. For three decades he photographed daily life in the village, turning his lens on locals and migrants alike, and gaining the nickname 'Picture Man.' But as World War II drew near, his passion for photography turned dangerous as government officials called out Kayamori as a potential spy. Despondent, Kayamori committed suicide, leaving behind an enigmatic photographic legacy. In Picture Man, Margaret Thomas views Kayamori's life through multiple lenses. Using Kayamori's original photos, she explores the economic and political realities that sent Kayamori and thousands like him out of Japan toward opportunity and adventure in the United States, especially the Pacific Northwest. She reveals the tensions around Asian immigrants in the West Coast and the racism that sent many young men north to work in the canneries of Alaska. And she illuminates the intersecting--and at times conflicting--lives of villagers and migrants in a time of enormous change. Part history, part biography, part photographic showcase, Picture Man offers a fascinating new view of Alaska history"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index Notes Print version record Subject Kayamori, Shoki, 1877-1941. SUBJECT Kayamori, Shoki, 1877-1941 Kayamori, Shoki, 1877-1941 fast Alaska. gnd Kayamori, Shoki 1877-1941 gnd Subject Japanese American photographers -- Alaska -- Biography Photographers -- Alaska -- Biography Japanese Americans -- Alaska -- Biography Immigrants -- Alaska -- Biography Japanese Americans -- Alaska -- Social conditions -- 20th century Tlingit Indians -- Alaska -- Yakutat -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works Documentary photography -- Alaska -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- General. ART -- General. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General. COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Photography. PHOTOGRAPHY -- Reference. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Imaging Systems. Documentary photography Immigrants Japanese American photographers Japanese Americans Japanese Americans -- Social conditions Manners and customs Photographers Race relations Tlingit Indians -- Social life and customs Brauch Alltag Tlingit Soziale Situation Ethnische Beziehungen Japanischer Einwanderer SUBJECT Alaska -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Yakutat (Alaska) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Pictorial works Subject Alaska Alaska -- Yakutat Yakutat, Alas. Genre/Form collective biographies. Biographies History Pictorial works Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781602232464 1602232466

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