Eitaro Ishigaki, K.K.K., 1936
This work portrays the persecution by the Ku Klux Klan, a secret society. The tense scene depicts a man tied behind his back and being persecuted, a K.K.K. a member dressed in white chasing him, and another man holding on to him. K.K.K. is identical to a work that was included in the first exhibition […]
Chuzo Tamotzu, Problem, c.1939-1940
A furry animal with a long tail sits on a table by the window. Outside the window are the buildings of New York City and automobiles driving down the street. The animal appears to be in an indoor setting. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the bundle of paper placed randomly under the animal’s […]
Sakari Suzuki, Landscape, c. 1939-1940
A large tree standing on a stone wall and a house in the woods, perhaps in the suburbs of New York. This landscape is slightly different from the war-themed works in the exhibition. “Maverick Street,” similar in composition to this work, is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection.
Sakari Suzuki, Hand of Justice, c.1938-1939
This surrealist painting depicts a giant hand carrying a cross grasping the rubble from war.
Thomas Nagai, Broken Wagon, c.1938-1939
This painting depicts a broken wagon with its wheels off, placed on the side of a suburban road. This landscape painting uses thick lines to create a clear outline of the objects.
Chuzo Tamotzu, Where the Cherry Trees Bloom, c.1938-1939
A cherry tree in full bloom, a large sword in the center, a tank on the far left, and a human face in the foreground symbolically represent the horrors of war.
Eitaro Ishigaki, Amazons (revised version), c. 1937
Eitaro Ishigaki, Amazons, 1937
In March 1939, the fascist regime triumphed in Spain after a civil war that had been raging since 1936. This work depicts people protesting against the fascist regime. It represents a Spanish woman attempting to throw a Fascist soldier off a cliff. Fig. 117. is an illustration from the catalog of the American Artists’ Congress, […]
Eitaro Ishigaki, Victim of War, c.1938
In the center is a man dressed in Chinese clothing being chased away by a gun, and at his feet is a child lying on the floor. Behind him is a figure in military uniform, possibly a Japanese soldier, standing with a gun.
Sakari Suzuki, Landscape, c.1937-1938
This is a landscape of a suburb of New York City, with mountains and clouds in the sky, figures walking along a country road, and houses in the distance, as if painted on a ceramic ornament. A huge stone head is placed on the far left, which seems out of place in this scene. This […]