Ansel Adams at Manzanar, organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, includes over fifty vintage prints from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Japanese American National Museum.
Browse this exhibition’s resources including information on the Manzanar National Historic Site; the Manzanar Committee; photographers Toyo Miyatake, Jack Iwata, and Archie Miyatake; and author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston.
Manzanar Resources
Ansel Adams’s Photographs at Manzanar
Photos taken by Ansel Adams of the Japanese American incarceration at Manzanar from the Library of Congress.
Manzanar National Historic Site
Manzanar National Historic Site is located in Inyo County, California. One camp, ten thousand lives; one camp, ten thousand stories.
Manzanar Committee
The Manzanar Committee is dedicated to educating and raising public awareness about the incarceration and violation of civil rights of persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II, and to the continuing struggle of all peoples when Constitutional rights are in danger.
JANM Resources
Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray
Toyo Miyatake was among the first to photograph the national disgrace of America’s concentration camps during World War II but it was his little-known, pre-war artistic pursuits that honed his discerning eye. Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray is a penetrating portrait of this photographer’s quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life.
Jack Iwata Collection
Browse the online collection of photographer Jack Iwata which includes 166 photographs and copy negatives taken at the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps between 1942 and 1945.
Discover Nikkei Resources
Documenting Manzanar
By Nancy Matsumoto
In this two-part series, Nancy Matsumoto peels back the layers of meaning hidden in Ansel Adams’s photographs to find a way into her own family’s imprisonment during World War II. Her investigation raised the question: Why was it that she knew so little about this history?
Archie Miyatake
Archie Miyatake was a renowned photographer and the son of famed photographer Toyo Miyatake. Watch these video clips to learn about Archie’s life and the Toyo Miyatake Studio.
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston is the co-author of the acclaimed book, Farewell to Manzanar. Watch these video clips to learn about how she wrote it and her involvement in all aspects of the book’s film adaptation.
