Visitors had a first look at a new exhibit, "The American Dream Deferred: Japanese-American Incarceration in World War II Arkansas," at an opening reception Jan. 14 in the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies' Concordia Hall Gallery. The exhibit features artwork and documents created at the Rohwer and Jerome Relocation Centers in Arkansas.
At the reception was Rosalie Gould of McGehee, close friend of the late Mabel Vogel, an art teacher at the Rohwer internment camp who kept various drawings, paintings and writings of the students. After Vogel passed away, Gould took care of the collection until she donated it to the Butler Center. Also attending the reception was Richard Yada and his wife, Barbara. Richard was born at Rohwer and later moved with his family to North Little Rock.
The exhibit is the first of four about the Japanese-American incarceration camps that will be shown over the next two years. The current show is on display until June 24.
High Profile on 01/22/2017