Buddha, Jesus, and the Japanese American Community in Chicago: Wood Carvings by Harry Koizumi
Exhibition dates: March 19, 2022 – June 4, 2022
Location: The Joseph Regenstein Library, Fifth Floor Reading Rooms, 1100 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
After learning woodcarving in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII, Harry Koizumi moved to South Side Chicago and made Stations of the Cross and scenes of the life of the Buddha for the local Episcopal Church and Buddhist temple. This exhibit explores Koizumi's art, opening a window on the complex entanglement of religious and national identities of the Japanese American community during and after World War II.
Curator
Paride Stortini, PhD Candidate, History of Religions, the University of Chicago
Thanks to Rev. Patti Nakai, Rev. Barnabas Pusnur, Jerry Morishige, Roy Koizumi, and Mary Naftzger for their collaboration.
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