“Manjiro: Drifting, 1841–2020”
Judy Guston with Kiyoshi Hirata
October 23, 8-9 pm (October, 9-10 am JST)*
*Talk will be bilingual in English and Japanese
In coordination with the special exhibit on The Rosenbach, this talk tells the story of Manjiro, who, as a teenager, left his tiny Japanese village on a fishing trip in 1841. A violent storm left him shipwrecked and set the course that would lead Manjiro to become the first Japanese person to live in the United States. Register here.
“Munakata Shiko and Arthur Flory’s Creative Exchange through Printmaking“
Hester Stinnet with Felice Fischer
November 13th, 5-6 pm
In the spring of 1959, a remarkable joint project was born when the Japanese printmaker Munakata Shiko came to Philadelphia to work with Arthur Flory, who taught Munakata all about lithography. Their collaboration and friendship continued and remains an important legacy of the post-war cultural “soft power” of art at its most effective. Works by both artists will be featured during this presentation by Hester Stinnett and Felice Fischer. Register here.
“The Third Space“
Rob Buscher
December 15th, 5-6 pm EST
Join “The Third Space” exhibit curator Rob Buscher as he discusses the history of Japanese American Resettlement in the Greater Philadelphia region during and after WWII. Topics will include Quaker allyship, Nisei organizing, Japanese American artists, and War Relocation Authority propaganda. Register here.