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Archive: September 2024 (2 Posts)

Watercolor shows adult figure holding pail and child walking alongside in center of image, facing away from viewer, with barrack-type structures along either side.

New Gift of Artist Takuichi Fujii’s Drawings

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

The following is a guest post by Kara Chittenden and Katherine Blood in the Prints & Photographs Division about a special new gift of valuable drawings. During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps. Engaging in creative activities was a way for prisoners to endure significant hardships. Since photography …

Posted in: Asian American History, Drawings

Color photograph shows open kitchen cupboard with four shelves containing various spices on bottom three shelves and glass dishes on the top shelf. The cabinets and walls are white.

Everything Including the Kitchen Sink

Posted by: Melissa Lindberg

Many of us spend a considerable amount of time in the kitchen, a space that can serve both a utilitarian and a social function. The Prints & Photographs Division collections provide great images of kitchen spaces that highlight prepared food, architectural elements, and the labor that goes into ensuring our nourishment. The photograph below shows …

Posted in: Photographs, Prints