Whispered Silences

Man­za­nar, Cal­i­for­nia (Entry Sta­tion)
10 x 12.5″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Heart Moun­tain, Wyoming
15 x 19″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Spoon and Chi­na,
9 x 6″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Toy Car
6 x 8″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Hand­made Fly­swat­ter,
9 x 6″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Amache, Col­orado (Foun­da­tion and stone)
10 x 12″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Han­dle and Nails
9 x 6″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artist

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.

Man­za­nar, Cal­i­for­nia (Guard Tow­er Foot­ings)
15 x 19″, plat­inum-pal­la­di­um print with pas­tel. Prints are num­bered and signed by the artis

In the spring of 1942, the Unit­ed States began the removal and intern­ment of 110,000 of its res­i­dents, two-thirds of them Amer­i­can cit­i­zens. These Japan­ese-Amer­i­cans were not guilty of any crime and were not indi­vid­u­al­ly inter­ro­gat­ed; yet, because of their ances­try, they spent the next one to three years in con­cen­tra­tion camps locat­ed in some of the harsh­est and most des­o­late areas of the coun­try.

Pho­tographs by Joan Myers of these camps were shown around the Unit­ed States as part of a 3‑year SITES (Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion Trav­el­ing Exhi­bi­tion Ser­vice) tour, 1996–1999. A book, Whis­pered Silences: Japan­ese Amer­i­cans and World War II, with text by Gary Oki­hi­ro, accom­pa­nied the exhib­it.