Kay Sekimachi's Painting of Tanforan Incarceration Camp
Kay Sekimachi's Painting of Tanforan Incarceration Camp
Early work from renowned fiber artist
At age 15, Kay Sekimachi and her family were relocated to the Japanese American incarceration camp, Tanforan, in San Bruno, CA. She was one of the roughly 120,000 Japanese Americans living on the West Coast who were forcibly moved to incarceration camps during World War II. Sekimachi found solace in art, painting this watercolor titled Tanforan, ca. 1942-44, which depicts part of the incarceration grounds. She later became a renowned fiber artist, creating sculptural pieces inspired her Japanese heritage.
