1945 Outbreak of War between Japan and the U.S.
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 SoldiersFig. 131. Chuzo Tamotsu, “Dilemma”Fig. 132. Toshi Shimizu, […]
1936-1941 American Artists’ Congress and the Municipal Art Committee
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 liberal-minded writers and artists formed the John Reed Club. In February 1936, […]
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 the Great Depression of the 1930s. Galleries […]
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 “Furniture Factory” is on the far left, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi’s “Two Women” […]
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, and dance halls, was in full swing. The art world was seeking […]
1922 Gacho-kai Exhibition
Fig. 5. The Gacho-Kai group photo at the exhibition site. In the center of the front row is Kotato Gado(T.K. Gado), and Yasuo Kuniyoshi is on the right side of the front row, facing sideways. Eitaro Ishigaki is on the far left in the back row, Kyohei Inukai is second from the left in the […]
1917-1918 Exhibitions of the Japanese Art Association
Located on the East Coast of the United States, New York City was an immigration hub for Europeans that prospered as a center of economy, industry, and culture at the end of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, a Japanese community formed there which mainly consisted of government officials and business people. However, […]
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Credits and References
Credits and References http://www.ancestry.com Baigell, Matthew and Williams, Julia. Artists Against War and Fascism. (New Jersey: Rutgers University Press 1986). Baron, Herman. “Writings and Notes: A.C.A. Uptown”, Herman Baron papers, circa early 1950s. unpublished typescript, A.C.A. Galleries records,1917-1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. ―――.Undated, correspondence, “A.C.A. gallery circa, 1936-1940”.manuscript. in Max Weber […]
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