Japanese American Internment Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.; Image on file.; (Includes panels of text describing Immigration and Pre-War Life, Executive Order no. 9066 authorizing the prescription of military areas, an Army document issuing instructions to persons of Japanese ancestry, Hysteria of War, Camp Life and Post-War and Redress. Panels also include a map showing the location of the camps and a list of the camps by category. Monument also includes plaques of identification and acknowledgments) unsigned Founder's mark appears.; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: Bas-relief depicting the history of Japanese life in the United States, includes scenes of immigration, internment during World War II and current Japanese-American life. Text panels include documents ordering internment, a map of the camp, a list of the camps and historical background on all aspects of Japanese-American life.

1994. Dedicated March 5, 1994

Owner/Location: Administered by United States General Services Administration 18th & F Streets Washington District of Columbia 20506; Located Robert Peckham Federal Building San Jose California

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums