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Hiroshi Honda: Detained (exhibition)
| RG Media Type | exhibitions |
|---|---|
| Title | Hiroshi Honda: Detained |
| Creators | Honolulu Academy of Art |
| Interest Level | Grades 3-5; Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12; Adult |
| Theme | Expression through art; Evils of racism; Displacement |
| Genre | Art; History |
| Availability | No availability |
| Free Web Version | No |
| Has Teaching Aids? | No |
| Geography | Japan; United States |
| Chronology | 1910s-1940s |
| Facility | Sand Island [42]; Tule Lake [10] |
Exhibition featuring the internment art of Hiroshi Honda at the Honolulu Academy of Art (HAA) which ran from June 21 to September 9, 2012. Hiroshi Honda: Detained, was the HAA's second exhibition of Honda's art, after Reflections of Internment: The Art of Hawaii's Hiroshi Honda in 1994. The exhibition included drawings and watercolors produced during Honda's internment in camps in Hawai'i and in the continental U.S. drawn from the HAA's permanent collection.
For More Information
David A. M. Goldberg, "Art Breaks Free of Camp," Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Aug. 5, 2012.
Hiroshi Honda: Detained on the Honolulu Academy of Art website, http://honolulumuseum.org/art/exhibitions/12866-hiroshi_honda_detained.