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Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years—Artists

The exhibition features installations by eleven artists, providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic. It also includes a group show of more than 50 artists who have contributed to shows at Giant Robot’s galleries, been featured in the pages of the magazine, or contributed cover art.

Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years—Extras

Watch interviews and footage from the exhibition’s opening celebration and explore related content on JANM’s Discover Nikkei website.

Allen Say’s Journey—Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech

By Allen Say I know that it’s a tradition for the recipients of the Caldecott and Newbery Medals to talk about what they were doing when fate called. It always gives me pleasure to break traditions, and if that’s rebellion, I must be young at heart. Anyway, when I received my call, and when it became clear that the news wasn’t some cruel prank or a grotesque mistake, I called Walter Lorraine, my editor. I asked hi...

Allen Say’s Journey—Bibliography

Children’s books by Allen Say All titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company unless noted otherwise 1972 Dr. Smith’s Safari, Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1974 Under the Cherry Blossom Tree, reissued 1997 1976 The Feast of Lanterns. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1978 Magic and the Night River. Bunting, Eve, author; Say, Allen, illustrator. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1979 The Ink-Keeper’s...

Come Visit JANM

Come Visit the Japanese American National Museum (right behind you)Get $2 off admission if you mention the code BASEBALL or show this screen. Museum Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; last entry is at 4 p.m.Thursday: 12 p.m.–8 p.m.; last entry is at 7 p.m.Closed Monday and in observance of Juneteenth (6/19), Fourth of July, Indigenous People’s Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New...

Japanese American History and Art from JANM's Collection

As the leading institution in the United States that collects and preserves the history and culture of Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum is delighted to share the diverse artistic talent from our collection.These works of art—presented as reproductions—represent the history of immigration and wartime incarceration and show us what these artists witnessed and felt at tha...

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo - Press

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Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy - Events

Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.

Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution—Bio

1900–1990Artist Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto was born in the town of Wakayama in central Japan and immigrated to Hanford, California, at nineteen years old in 1919. After graduating from Hanford Union High School in 1924, Sugimoto enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, but shortly after, dropped out to attend the California School of Arts and Crafts (now known as the California College of Arts and Crafts) inste...

Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy - Press