Masters of Modern Design The Art of the Japanese American Experience (2019)

From the handdrawn typeface on the book cover of The Godfather to Herman Millers biomorphic coffee table the work of Japanese American artistsdesigners including Ruth Asawa George Nakashima Isamu Noguchi S Neil Fujita and Gyo Obata permeated American postwar culture While these second generation Japanese American artists have been celebrated lessdiscussed is the powerful effect their World War II incarcerationa period of intense hardship and discriminationhad on their lives and art