Gado Kotato (T.K. Gado)
Gado Kotato (T.K. Gado) Fig. 25. T.K.Gado, “Communication in the Under Surface”Fig. 13. T.K.Gado, “Rush Hour in Subway” Fig. 14. T.K. Gado, “An Accident “Fig. 15. T.K. Gado, “The Traffic”Fig. 17. T.K. Gado, “The Ball”Fig. 20. T.K. Gado, “An Infant” Fig. 21. T.K.Gado, “Block Party”Fig. 24. T.K. Gado, “Ambulance” Previous slide Next slide Among the […]
Bumpei Usui
Bumpei Usui Fig. 36. Bumpei Usui, “Rooftop Party (Summer Evening)” Fig. 47. Bumpei Usui, “Ukulele” Fig. 51. Bumpei Usui, “Catalogue” Fig. 50. Bumpei Usui, “Sunday Afternoon” Fig. 134. Bumpei Usui, “Siesta” Previous slide Next slide After traveling around the world with his brother, a furniture dealer, he arrived in London in 1917, where he was […]
June 1936 The First Competitive Exhibition organized by the American Artists’ Congress
June 1936 The First Competitive Exhibition organized by the American Artists’ Congress Fig. 101. Sakari Suzuki, “Of Her Past” The first exhibition, held to discover new artists, received over 200 submissions, and the jury members Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Hugo Gellert, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi selected the following work, “Of Her Past” (fig. 101) by Sakari […]
December 1937 Exhibition of In Defense of World Democracy: Dedicated to the People of Spain
December 1937 Exhibition of In Defense of World Democracy: Dedicated to the People of Spain Fig. 107. Eitaro Ishigaki, “Flight”Fig. 108. Chuzo Tamotzu, “Militarism Over Japan”Fig. 109. Sakari Suzuki, “War” Previous slide Next slide Japanese artists who were active in the United States had gained recognition in the art world. However, their position became increasingly […]
September 1937 Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA
September 1937Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA September 1937Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA September 1937 Exhibition of Asian Artists Excluded from the WPA Fig. 104. Eitaro Ishigaki, “K.K.K.”Fig. 105. Chuzo Tamotsu, “Fire Trap”Fig. 106. Roy Kadowaki, “George Washington Bridge” Previous slide Next slide In addition to the large annual exhibitions, […]
1945 Outbreak of War between Japan and the U.S.
1945 The U.S.-Japan War and Activism through Art Fig. 124. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, “Water Torture”Fig. 125: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, “The Killer”Fig. 126. Yauso Kuniyoshi “Eradicate the Enemy: Buy Wartime Bonds!”Fig. 127. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, “Clean Up This Mess!”Fig. 128. Chuzo Tamotsu, “Map of China Cut into Pieces.”Fig. 129. Yasuo Kuniyoshi, “”Victims of MilitarismFig. 130. Chuzo Tamotsu, Tanks and […]
1936-1941 American Artists’ Congress and the Municipal Art Committee
1936-1941 American Artists’ Congress and Exhibition of the Municipal Art Committee Exhibits Fig. 101. Sakari Suzuki, “Of Her Past” In response to the growing labor movement in New York City during the Great Depression and concerns about the spread of fascism in Europe, some artist’s art began to critique social issues. In November 1929, these […]
The Great Depression and the New Deal
The Great Depression and the New Deal Fig. 78. Sakari Suzuki, “Preventive Medicine.” Mori Suzuki created a mural at Willard Parker Hospital on the theme of the history of the fight against infectious diseases, featuring Louis Pasteur, Edward Jenner, and Hideyo Noguchi. In the fall of 1929, the New York stock market crashed, ushering in […]
1927, 1935, 1936 The New York Shimpo and the Japanese Artists Exhibition
1927, 1935, 1936 The New York Shimpo and the Japanese Artists Exhibition Fig. 52. A Group Photograph taken at a Japanese exhibition in 1927. Kuniyoshi Yasuo is in the center, Hamachi Kiyomatsu is second from the left in the front row, and Eitaro Ishigaki is third from the left in the back row. Bumpei Usui’s […]
1920s The Salons of America and the Society of Independent Artists Exhibition
1920s The Salons of America and the Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Fig. 11. Photos of the Salons of America, exhibition venue In the 1920s, the United States enjoyed a post-first World War economic boom. The streets were filled with flappers, women with short skirts and bobbed hair, and popular culture, such as radio, movies, […]
