{"product_id":"mao-ishikawa-red-flower-the-women-of-okinawa","title":"Mao Ishikawa: Red Flower, The Women of Okinawa","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSession Press’ \u003cem\u003eRed Flower, The Women of Okinawa\u003c\/em\u003e, published in 2017, was the first US monograph by Okinawan photographer Mao Ishikawa, a highly revered figure in Japan. The release of the second printing in October of this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan in 1972 since its’ occupation by the US after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRed Flower\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the courageous and honest lives of women she met and befriended while working at bars in Koza and Kin that were hang-outs for black soldiers from the local US military bases in Okinawa. The book features several unpublished photographs from artist's first book, ”Hot Days in Camp Hansen\" published in 1982. \u003cem\u003eRed Flower\u003c\/em\u003e is the seminal work of Ishikawa, marking the starting point of her subsequently long career as a photographer. Designed with full-bleed images reproduced in a large format with intense b\/w printing which successfully conveys the original lively spirit and tension of Ishikawa’s \u003cem\u003eCamp Hansen\u003c\/em\u003e work, available once again for wider public appreciation with an essay by the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dashwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555641299001,"sku":"210000002855","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/0872\/9145\/files\/annotation-2024-03-04-153534.jpg?v=1790279600","url":"https:\/\/shop.icp.org\/products\/mao-ishikawa-red-flower-the-women-of-okinawa","provider":"International Center of Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}