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DESCRIPTION:<strong><span style="color: #c21313\;">FREE</strong>\n\nDive in
 to the new online exhibition\, <em>Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Wo
 rlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima\, 1917–1944</em>\, with a conversation a
 bout the historic significance of Wakaji’s work and the story behind the
  collection. Curator <strong>Dennis Reed</strong> and project liaison <
 strong>Karen Matsumoto</strong>\, Wakaji’s granddaughter\, will be joine
 d by <strong>Masami Nishimoto</strong>\, writer for the <em>Chugoku Shim
 bun</em>\, and others involved with highlighting Matsumoto’s work to del
 ve deeper into his photographs and legacy.\n\n<em>This program will be pre
 sented simultaneously in both English and Japanese on Zoom. Please indicat
 e your language preference in your registration.</em>\n\n<em><a href="http
 ://9644p.blackbaudhosting.com/9644p/tickets?tab=3&amp\;txobjid=ba8557c9-d9
 b3-4b03-b956-0d1f896f2a0e">RSVP NOW</a></em>\n\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION:\n<em
 >Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima\, 1
 917–1944</em> highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese
  American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and of urban life
  in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.\n\nThis online
  exhibition also features essays by Karen Matsumoto\, Wakaji’s granddaug
 hter\, and Dennis Reed\, the curator of the exhibition\, a timeline\, phot
 o galleries\, short documentary videos produced by JANM’s award-winning 
 Watase Media Arts Center\, and educational resources.\n\nWakaji Matsumoto 
 was born to Wakamatsu and Haru (née Motoyama) Matsumoto on July 17\,1889\
 , in Jigozen\, Hatsukaichi-shi\, Hiroshima Prefecture\, Japan. He traveled
  from Japan by way of Canada before reaching the US to work on his father
 ’s farm. Although he worked in the fields and drove produce to Los Angel
 es\, he really aspired to become a graphic artist. Luckily\, Wakamatsu tau
 ght Wakaji’s wife\, Tei\, to run the farm\, allowing Wakaji to become a 
 professional photographer in Los Angeles\, and then in Hiroshima after his
  return to Japan. He was seventy-six years old when he died in Jigozen in 
 1965. Tei continued to live in the family home and was 101 years old when 
 she died in 1995. Wakaji’s photographs remained undisturbed until 2008 w
 hen they were discovered by the Matsumotos’ grandson\, Hitoshi Ohuchi\, 
 himself a photographer. Upon recognizing their value and significance\, he
  arranged for them to be placed with the Hiroshima City Archives.
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SUMMARY:The Story of Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds
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