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