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Mikee Ferran, Museum Program Coordinator (mferran@artcenter.org.) and Beth led us on a historical, photographic, & artistic tour of the following exhibits. The descriptions of their exhibits is from their website at the Ca. Center for the Arts-Escondido.

(1)-About "Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams - "An intimate look through the lens of celebrated photographer, "Ansel Adams, at daily life in Manzanar, one of 10 Japanese-American incarceration camps in the U.S. during World War II. His work in Manzanar is a departure from his signature style of landscape photography, providing a glimpse into the lives of the thousands of Japanese-Americans that were interned during one of the darkest moments in U.S. history."

(2) About "Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066" - "Wendy Maruyama’s work analyzes the internment camps with a contemporary eye. As a Japanese-American artist, she explores family history and identity through her sculptural work. Executive Order 9066 involves a series of wall-mounted cabinets referencing themes from the internment camps. " (Source)

(3) Maruyama’s The Tag Project (120,000 replicas of the paper identification tags internees required to wear when being relocated,

(4) Dorothea Lange & Others’ Photographs of Evacuation

(5) Overview of Historical Dates: -February, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces; 1944, 4th term President Franklin D. Roosevelt rescinded order; End of 1945-Last of 10 internment camps was closed.

(6) Student Artwork & Gift shop.

For additional information, click on Ansel Adams: Classic Images; Ansel Adams in Color [Book]

Student Artwork

Gift Shop

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