A first of its kind exhibition at San Francisco’s de Young Museum and an accompanying book chronicle the largely forgotten 19th and 20th century art of Asian Americans. We speak with some of the scholars and artists involved.
Guests:
Gordon Chang, professor of history and director of the Asian American Studies program at Stanford University, senior editor of "Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970" and co-director of the Stanford Asian American Art Project
Mark Dean Johnson, professor of art at San Francisco State University, principal editor of "Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970" and co-director of the Stanford Asian American Art Project
Kimi Kodani Hill, granddaughter of painter Chiura Obata who is featured in the exhibition
Irene Poon, visual curator in the art department at San Francisco State University and photographer whose work is featured in both the de Young exhibit and book
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