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Nancy Hom
born Toisan, China 1949
No More Hiroshima/Nagasakis: Medical Aid for the Hibakushas
1982
screenprint on paper
Using a style that recalls the graphic forms and bold color of Cuban posters, Hom calls attention to the medical needs of hibakushas, the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in 1945 who suffered illnesses stemming from their exposure to radiation. Hom directed the Kearny Street Workshop (est. 1972), an Asian American art center modeled after the Chicano/Latino arts organization Galería de la Raza (est. 1970). She was part of a supportive network of cross-cultural artists in San Francisco who shared a common interest in
global struggles.
Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García, 2019.51.53 |