[El Dorado Arts Council]
You Are Invited - Opening Reception TEA/SILK/GOLD
Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 15 6 pm - 8 pm
Fausel House Gallery
722 Pacific St, Placerville, CA 9566
Please join us at an opening reception for the first exhibition in a new series supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the County of El Dorado, and El Dorado Community Foundation. TEA/SILK/GOLD: The Enduring Legend of America's First Japanese Colony.
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| John Henry Schnell in Samurai Outfit.c. 1865. | |
The exhibition displays 27 works of art, portraits, historic map and photographs, and other items of interest, from Wakamatsu farm.
Founded by Japanese colonists fleeing shogun-era violence, Wakamatsu is a unique part of El Dorado history. As the birthplace of the first Japanese-American has earned it special national status.
Included in the exhibition are rare Japanese woodblock prints from the period 1931 - 1957 that present contemplative scenes of farms, flowers, streetscapes, and views of Mt. Fuji. The works were lent by Charlie Downs and collected by Downs's father, Dallas Downs, in the course of his deployment during the Korean War.
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| Eiichi Kotozuka. Yakushi Temple and the Vicinity. c. 1950. |
