At the end of World War II, in 1945, the Tamura family was released. Tamura attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and showed in numerous one-man shows in that area. He has been employed as an art director for southern and northern California companies.
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Tamura continued to practice his art throughout his life. Later in life, he also worked as a public relations and advertisement executive.
In 1995, Tamura wrote an autobiography entitled Reflections, which recounted his experiences being incarcerated during World War II. In 2004, Tamura was featured on the PBS television program History Detectives. A young Taiwanese and Japanese American man, Kenji Liu, was working in the archives of the National Japanese American Historical Society,[2] unknowingly found a box that contained Tamura's paintings. With the History Detectives' help, he discovered that the paintings were indeed those of George T. Tamura.[3]
In 1990, the United States government provided redress to Tamura for his forced incarceration, as well as a letter of apology from the president.
Referencesedit
^"Peninsula Daily News: Death Notices Published February 17, 2010". Retrieved 2010-02-27.
^"NJAHS - National Japanese American Historical Society". NJAHS. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
george, tamura, november, 1927, february, 2010, american, artist, early, life, education, edittamura, born, sacramento, california, 1942, soon, after, attack, pearl, harbor, december, 1941, signing, executive, order, 9066, tamura, family, were, incarcerated, j. George T Tamura November 27 1927 February 11 2010 1 was an American artist Early life and education editTamura was born in Sacramento California In 1942 soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7 1941 and signing of Executive Order 9066 Tamura and his family were incarcerated in the Japanese American incarceration camp Tule Lake War Relocation Center in Northern California Tamura was fifteen While imprisoned in the camp Tamura painted watercolor landscapes featuring the internment camp as his subject matter Tamura painted these images on the back of shredded internment notices At the end of World War II in 1945 the Tamura family was released Tamura attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and showed in numerous one man shows in that area He has been employed as an art director for southern and northern California companies Career editTamura continued to practice his art throughout his life Later in life he also worked as a public relations and advertisement executive In 1995 Tamura wrote an autobiography entitled Reflections which recounted his experiences being incarcerated during World War II In 2004 Tamura was featured on the PBS television program History Detectives A young Taiwanese and Japanese American man Kenji Liu was working in the archives of the National Japanese American Historical Society 2 unknowingly found a box that contained Tamura s paintings With the History Detectives help he discovered that the paintings were indeed those of George T Tamura 3 In 1990 the United States government provided redress to Tamura for his forced incarceration as well as a letter of apology from the president References edit Peninsula Daily News Death Notices Published February 17 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 27 NJAHS National Japanese American Historical Society NJAHS Retrieved 2022 08 09 PBS History Detectives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George T Tamura amp oldid 1190788082, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
