hisako hibi painting of barracks in the heat

Past Exhibition

A Process of Reflection

Paintings by Hisako Hibi

hisako hibi painting of barracks in the heat

Past Exhibition

A Process of Reflection

Paintings by Hisako Hibi

hisako hibi self portrait painting
Study for a Self-Portait, c. 1944

In May 1942, Issei artist Hisako Hibi (1907–1991) and her family were sent to U.S. concentration camps along with over 120,000 other Japanese Americans. An active artist in the Bay Area, Hibi continued to paint during her three years in the Topaz, Utah concentration camp. Her World War II incarceration paintings miraculously survived several decades, including a move to New York City and then to San Francisco.

This exhibition of selected paintings by this important artist sheds light on her early career and this crucial historical period.

 

Hisako Hibi Collection

Includes sixty-three oil paintings painted by artist Hisako Hibi at Tanforan Assembly Center in California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah from 1942 to 1945. Subjects include various daily activities, still lifes, and landscapes.

EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

 

PRESS RELEASE

New Exhibition: “A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi” Opens July 27 (July 27, 1999)

July 27, 1999 - January 30, 2000

Japanese American National Museum

hisako hibi self portrait painting
Study for a Self-Portait, c. 1944

In May 1942, Issei artist Hisako Hibi (1907–1991) and her family were sent to U.S. concentration camps along with over 120,000 other Japanese Americans. An active artist in the Bay Area, Hibi continued to paint during her three years in the Topaz, Utah concentration camp. Her World War II incarceration paintings miraculously survived several decades, including a move to New York City and then to San Francisco.

This exhibition of selected paintings by this important artist sheds light on her early career and this crucial historical period.

 

Hisako Hibi Collection

Includes sixty-three oil paintings painted by artist Hisako Hibi at Tanforan Assembly Center in California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah from 1942 to 1945. Subjects include various daily activities, still lifes, and landscapes.

EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

 

PRESS RELEASE

New Exhibition: “A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi” Opens July 27 (July 27, 1999)

July 27, 1999 - January 30, 2000

Japanese American National Museum

hisako hibi self portrait painting
Study for a Self-Portait, c. 1944

In May 1942, Issei artist Hisako Hibi (1907–1991) and her family were sent to U.S. concentration camps along with over 120,000 other Japanese Americans. An active artist in the Bay Area, Hibi continued to paint during her three years in the Topaz, Utah concentration camp. Her World War II incarceration paintings miraculously survived several decades, including a move to New York City and then to San Francisco.

This exhibition of selected paintings by this important artist sheds light on her early career and this crucial historical period.

 

Hisako Hibi Collection

Includes sixty-three oil paintings painted by artist Hisako Hibi at Tanforan Assembly Center in California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah from 1942 to 1945. Subjects include various daily activities, still lifes, and landscapes.

EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

 

PRESS RELEASE

New Exhibition: “A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi” Opens July 27 (July 27, 1999)

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