Japan-in-America

Overview

From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: An exhibit sampling images, stories, performances, and accounts of Japan that circulated in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century (1890-1913). This exhibit displays a wide array of images and artifacts from the popular culture of the period - paintings, poetry, and travel literature, but also postcards, illustrated books, sheet music, magic lantern slides, editorial cartoons, motion pictures, missionary tracts, children’s literature, advertisements, circus acts, magic shows, and a range of other forms.

  • Institution/Author: Indiana University at Bloomington; Gregory A. Waller
  • Period: Modern
  • Geographic Focus: Japan
  • Access: Open Access

  1. Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎