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Yuko Shimizu (清水裕子) is a Japanese illustrator based in New York City whose work combines Japanese heritage with contemporary reference points. [1] Works by Shimizu address a range of serious issues including sex, race, and cultural identity, but also can be light and whimsical.
Shimizu based her name on Alice's black 'Kitty' from Through the Looking-Glass. Hello Kitty was designed to be a kawaii (cute) symbol to be used on merchandise. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1975, the design made her debut in Japan with her image on a coin purse.
A woman from Japan left her stable job and moved to the U.S. to try her hand as an artist. Her creations are now seen in some of the nation’s top newspapers and magazines. Christina Ruffini has ...
The Cat Man of Aleppo is a 2020 picture book written by Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. [1] The book won a 2021 Caldecott Honor. [2] The book is based on the true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, an ambulance driver in the city of Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War, and his efforts to care for the city's cat population. [3]
Created by Sanrio employee Yuko Shimizu in 1974, Hello Kitty first appeared on a children’s coin purse in 1975, and in the subsequent decades, the character has become a beloved character ...
Jonathan Bean – author and illustrator of children's books; Federico Castelluccio – painter; Italian-born actor, known for portraying Furio Giunta on the HBO series The Sopranos [56] [57] Paul Brooks Davis – illustrator; R. Gregory Christie - author and illustrator of children's books; Tomer Hanuka – illustrator; Yuko Shimizu ...
Yuko Shimizu (侑子, born 1946), Japanese designer, creator of Hello Kitty Yuko Shimizu (actress) ( 清水 ゆう子 , born 1988) , Japanese actress and gravure idol Yuko Shimizu (illustrator) ( 清水 裕子 ) , Japanese illustrator
Yuko Shimizu: The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC) 2012 Francesco Francavilla: Black Panther , The Lone Ranger , Lone Ranger/Zorro , Dark Shadows , Warlord of Mars , Archie Meets Kiss [24] [23] Michael Allred: iZOMBIE (Vertigo/DC) Viktor Kalvachev: Blue Estate Marcos Martín