BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interne d Generation of Japanese Americans X-WR-TIMEZONE:Central Time (US & Canada) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085347364 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230117 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085349413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085351462 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230119 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085354535 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230120 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085356584 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230121 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085358633 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230122 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085361706 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230123 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085363755 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230124 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085366828 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230125 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085368877 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230126 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085370926 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230127 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085372975 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230128 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085375024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230129 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085378097 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230130 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085380146 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230131 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085382195 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230201 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085384244 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230202 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085387317 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230203 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085389366 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085391415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230205 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085394488 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230206 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085396537 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230207 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085399610 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230208 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085401659 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230209 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085403708 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230210 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085405757 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230211 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085408830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230212 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085410879 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230213 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085412928 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230214 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085414977 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230215 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085417026 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230216 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085420099 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230217 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085422148 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230218 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085424197 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230219 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085426246 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230220 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085428295 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230221 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085430344 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230222 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085432393 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230223 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085435466 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230224 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085437515 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230225 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085439564 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230226 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085441613 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230227 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085443662 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230228 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085445711 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230301 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085447760 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230302 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085449809 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230303 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085451858 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230304 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085453907 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230305 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085456980 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230306 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085459029 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230307 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085461078 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230308 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085463127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230309 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085465176 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230310 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085467225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085469274 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230312 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085471323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230313 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085473372 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230314 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085475421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230315 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085477470 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230316 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085480543 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230317 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085482592 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230318 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085484641 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230319 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085487714 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230320 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085489763 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230321 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085491812 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230322 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085494885 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230323 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085496934 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230324 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085498983 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230325 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085501032 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230326 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085504105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230327 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085507178 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230328 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085509227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230329 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085512300 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230330 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085514349 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230331 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085517422 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230401 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085519471 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230402 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085521520 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230403 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085524593 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230404 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085527666 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230405 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085529715 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230406 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085531764 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230407 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085534837 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230408 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085536886 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230409 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085539959 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230410 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085542008 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230411 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085544057 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230412 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085546106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230413 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085548155 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230414 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085551228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230415 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085553277 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230416 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085555326 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230417 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085557375 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230418 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085560448 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230419 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085562497 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230420 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085564546 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230421 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085567619 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230422 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085569668 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230423 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085571717 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230424 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085574790 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230425 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085576839 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230426 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085578888 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230427 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085580937 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230428 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085582986 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230429 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085585035 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230430 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085587084 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230501 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085590157 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230502 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085592206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230503 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085595279 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230504 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085597328 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230505 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085599377 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230506 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085602450 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230507 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085604499 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230508 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085606548 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230509 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085609621 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230510 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085611670 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230511 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085613719 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230512 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085615768 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230513 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164941Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085618841 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230514 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085620890 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230515 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085622939 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230516 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085624988 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230517 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085627037 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230518 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085629086 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230519 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085632159 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230520 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085634208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230521 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085636257 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230522 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085638306 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230523 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085641379 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230524 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085643428 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230525 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085645477 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230526 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085647526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230527 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085649575 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230528 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085651624 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230529 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085654697 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230530 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085656746 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230531 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085659819 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230601 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085661868 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230602 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085664941 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230603 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085668014 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230604 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085670063 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230605 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085673136 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230606 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085675185 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230607 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085677234 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230608 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085679283 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230609 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085682356 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230610 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085684405 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230611 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085686454 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230612 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085688503 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230613 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085691576 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230614 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085693625 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230615 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085695674 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230616 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085698747 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230617 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085700796 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230618 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085703869 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230619 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085705918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230620 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085707967 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230621 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085710016 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230622 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085712065 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230623 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085714114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230624 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085716163 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230625 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085718212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230626 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085720261 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230627 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085722310 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230628 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085725383 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230629 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085728456 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230630 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085731529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230701 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085734602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230702 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085737675 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230703 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085739724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230704 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085742797 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230705 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085744846 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230706 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085746895 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230707 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085748944 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230708 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260721T164942Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_41396085750993 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230709 DESCRIPTION:"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Int erned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relation ship to issues of immigration\, exclusion\, and cultural identity in 20th- century America. The exhibition does this through a multi-layered investig ation of the lives of Japanese-American designers who survived WWII intern ment and made vital contributions to the post-war architecture and design landscape of the United States. \n\nAmong these designers were four archit ects: Gyo Obata\, Richard Henmi\, George Matsumoto\, and Fred Toguchi. The se designers relocated from West coast exclusion zones to study at Washing ton University in St. Louis\, the only school of architecture to allow stu dents of Japanese heritage to enroll. The project seeks to document and pr eserve the histories and experiences of some incredibly creative members o f the interned generation of Japanese Americans and\, in so doing\, to exp and the public imagination of the cultural legacies and inheritances–– positive and negative––of the war. \n\nGiven the ongoing efforts to “decolonize” design and reckon with racial violence and white supremac y\, this project writes an urgently needed new chapter in design and archi tectural history that acknowledges the signal contributions of Japanese Am ericans to post-war culture and cultural life. Visitors are invited to exp lore the rich and complex cultural landscape of postwar American design\, focusing on the exceptional works and experiences of Japanese American des igners after WWII.\n\nThe exhibition was organized by Kelley Van Dyck Murp hy and Heidi Aronson Kolk in collaboration with Lynnette Widder. Special t hanks to Makio Yamamoto\, Gabi Senno\, and Rod Henmi. LOCATION:John M. Olin Library\, Level 1\, Thomas Gallery SUMMARY:Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Gen eration of Japanese Americans URL;VALUE=URI:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/beauty_in_enormous_bleakne ss_the_design_legacy_of_the_interned_generation_of_japanese_americans CATEGORIES:Exhibits END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR