Fumiyo Kozai's letter to friends before leaving for Japan due to the War
Prince Takamatsu and Kikuko Tokugawa visited the Nippon Club of New York in 1931.
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) Banquet Program 1940
Dinner in honor of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Kaya by The Japanese Residents in New York
Jiro Kozai Postcards Collection from Around the World to New York in the early 20th Century
Japanese Artists in New York City, special presentation at the Nippon Club
Dr. Mai Sato, a Visiting Research Fellow at Ritsumeikan University, International Institute of Language and Culture Studies, gave a special presentation on the digital exhibit “Japanese Artists in New York City: Artistic Traces from the 1910s to the 1940s” on March 27, 2024 at the Nippon Club. See “Japanese Artists in New York City,” the […]
Kotato Gado
Motoichi Roy Kadowaki
Born in Tottori Japan, Kadowaki Motoichi moved to Seattle in 1909. Details of his life after arriving in the U.S. are relatively unknown but he had paintings exhibited in various salons and exhibitions from 1934-1938.
He was a member of the Japanese Catholic Church of New York, and in 1927 invented an electric light fixture called the “Lighting Apparatus,” which was patented by the Philadelphia Patent Office.
After WWII began, Kadowaki signed a statement of allegiance to the U.S. issued by the Committee of the Japanese Artists Resident in New York City.
Tomizo Thomas Nagai
Born in Gunma, Japan, Nagaai Tomizo studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League in New York City from 1924 to 1927.
Seisho Hamachi
