Le peintre Sumida: Persistence of vision

Contents: Foreword, by Mark Hoffman, Jim Clark and J.B. Zantman; Introduction: 'Persistence of Vision,' by Patricia Smith; Preface, by Gregory Sumida; Plates 1 - 17; Resume; Partial Collectors List; Acknowledgements. Born and raised in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles to Japanese parents, Gregory Sumida (b. 1948) is a painter of 'Old World dedication.' He grinds his own paints, stretches the canvases and makes the frames. His primary subjects are Plains Indians in landscape, such as Crows and Shoshones, and his primary media are gouache, charcoal, watercolor, tempera, and oils. His styles vary from impressionism to realism to western to Japanese influence, and he is dedicated to continually changing and growing.