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The Art of Gaman

Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946

Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps 1942-1946

By Delphine Hirasuna
Photographs by Terry Heffernan
Designed by Kit Hinrichs

By Delphine Hirasuna
Photographs by Terry Heffernan
Designed by Kit Hinrichs

By Delphine Hirasuna
Photographs by Terry Heffernan
Designed by Kit Hinrichs

By Delphine Hirasuna
Photographs by Terry Heffernan
Designed by Kit Hinrichs

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Category: Art

Category: Art

Hardcover $35.00

Oct 01, 2005 | ISBN 9781580086899

Ebook $12.99

Nov 19, 2013 | ISBN 9780307808363

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    About The Art of Gaman

    In 1942, Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans, including men, women, children, the elderly, and the infirm, for the duration of the war. Allowed only what they could carry, they were given just a few days to settle their affairs and report to assembly centers. Businesses were lost, personal property was stolen or vandalized, and lives were shattered. The Japanese word gaman means "enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace. "Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns, the internees sought courage and solace in art. Using found materials at first and later what they could order by catalog, they whittled and carved, painted and etched, stitched and crocheted. What they created is a celebration of the nobility of the human spirit under adversity. THE ART OF GAMAN presents more than 150 examples of art created by internees, along with a history of the camps.Reviews". . . demonstrates the poignancy of the internment experience and the strength of the human spirit."-Alaska Airlines Magazine

    About The Art of Gaman

    In 1942, Executive Order 9066 mandated the incarceration of 110,000 Japanese Americans, including men, women, children, the elderly, and the infirm, for the duration of the war. Allowed only what they could carry, they were given just a few days to settle their affairs and report to assembly centers. Businesses were lost, personal property was stolen or vandalized, and lives were shattered. The Japanese word gaman means "enduring what seems unbearable with dignity and grace. "Imprisoned in remote camps surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by soldiers with machine guns, the internees sought courage and solace in art. Using found materials at first and later what they could order by catalog, they whittled and carved, painted and etched, stitched and crocheted. What they created is a celebration of the nobility of the human spirit under adversity. THE ART OF GAMAN presents more than 150 examples of art created by internees, along with a history of the camps.Reviews". . . demonstrates the poignancy of the internment experience and the strength of the human spirit."-Alaska Airlines Magazine

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    Product Details

    Category: Art

    Hardcover | $35.00
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Oct 01, 2005 | 128 Pages | 9 x 12 | ISBN 9781580086899

    Category: Art

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Ten Speed Press
    Nov 19, 2013 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780307808363

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