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Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience
From the hand-drawn typeface on the book cover of The Godfather to Herman Miller’s biomorphic coffee table, the work of Japanese American artists/designers 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, less-discussed is the powerful effect their World War II incarceration—a period of intense hardship and discrimination—had on their lives and art.
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| Release : | 2019 |
| Rating : | 5.5 |
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| Crew : | Director, Executive Producer, |
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| Genre : | Documentary |
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Strong and Moving!
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A Masterpiece!
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The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
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It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
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