Smithsonian Exhibit Committee
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1962
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 316 Box 9 Folder 23
Local members of the Smithsonian Exhibit Committee supervise packing of a "zushigame," or castle-shaped cinerary urn, one of 80 items from museum treasures to contemporary crafts in an exhibit, "Okinawa -- Continuing Traditions" part of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The exhibit took place in Washington May 5-28, 1962. L to R: Mrs. Richard M. Look, Ryukyuan-American Art League; Eikichi Yamazato, chairman of the committee; Shinzan Yamada, artist; Matsutaro Kinjo, President of the Shuri Museum; Seikan Omine, artist; and Kaoru Omine, curio expert. Foreground: Post engineer employees who volunteered their services.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Other US Army picture in same file show craftsmen at work.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 316 Box 9 Folder 23
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1962
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print