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Past Exhibition

Making Waves

Japanese American Photography, 1920–1940

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Press Photo Gallery

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February 28 - June 26, 2016

Japanese American National Museum

For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

Press Photo Gallery

(Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)

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Press Releases

February 28 - June 26, 2016

Japanese American National Museum

For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

Press Photo Gallery

(Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)

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JANM in the News

Los Angeles Times

By Christopher Knight

December 15, 2016

In chronological order of their opening, these were the 10 most engaging art museum exhibitions that I saw this year within L.A.’s immediate orbit.

“Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920-1940,” Japanese American National Museum

The shameful World War II internment nearly erased the extraordinary Modernist legacy of Japanese American photographers, working primarily but not exclusively in L.A., which this long-awaited exhibition beautifully restored.

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