During the 1920s and 30s, Japanese American artists became increasingly involved in the burgeoning art form of fine art photography and were frequently exhibited at museums and galleries. But the careers of many were stalled with the onset of World War II and the mass internment of Japanese Americans in the United States. Despite this, the contributions of these artists were integral to the development of arts photography.

This presentation in the Carter Library features exhibition catalogues, pamphlets, and books from prominent artists such as H.K. Shigeta, Shigemi Uyeda, Akira Furukawa, Shigemi Izuo, and T.K. Shindo and represents a wide range styles from Pictorialism to the modernist avant-garde.