In today’s episode we look at “Floating Clouds” by Hisako Hibi, one of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated in prison camps on the West Coast during WWII. Paintings like this served as the only visual record of life in the camps as well as a way for prisoners to deal with the harsh conditions.
We’ll find out how she and her family were able to build a new life after the war and how she persevered through her art and with the help of fellow immigrants.
Content produced by: A Long Look
On the agenda

podcast - 9:39
Floating Clouds by Hisako Hibi
By: A Long Look

podcast - 9:53
The astronomer by Johannes Vermeer
By: Accessible art history

video - 15:50
Vincent Van Gogh’s The Starry Night
By: Great Art Explained

video - 3:18
Maggie Rogers puts stars in your eyes thanks to Van Gogh
By: Google Arts & Culture

video - 1:41
J.M.W. Turner’s ‘The Evening Star’
By: The National Gallery

podcast - 9:15
Starry night by Vincent Van Gogh
By: Accessible art history