The Go For Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits Opening Reception

Name: The Go For Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits Opening Reception
Start: 2023-06-29T17:00:00
End: 2023-06-29T19:00:00
Location: Louisiana Memorial Pavilion and Vimeo, Online Event

The National WWII Museum invites you to the opening of The Go for Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits, a special exhibit showcasing photographer Shane Sato’s powerful portraits of Japanese American veterans of World War II.

June 29, 2023, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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+ Add to calendar 2023-06-29 5:00:00 PM 2023-06-29 7:00:00 PM America/Mexico_City Louisiana Memorial Pavilion and Vimeo, Online Event 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 The Go For Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits Opening Reception The National WWII Museum invites you to the opening of The Go for Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits, a special exhibit showcasing photographer Shane Sato’s powerful portraits of Japanese American veterans of World War II.

Location: Louisiana Memorial Pavilion and Vimeo, Online Event
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Reception at 5:00 p.m. | Presentation at 6:00 p.m.

Join fine-art photographer Shane Sato as he introduces The National WWII Museum’s latest special exhibit, The Go For Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits—on display in The Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery from June 30, 2023, through March 31, 2024.

Showcasing Sato’s powerful portraits alongside artifacts and oral histories from the Museum’s collection, The Go for Broke Spirit: Legacy in Portraits will explore the selfless service, profound patriotism, and enduring legacy of the Japanese American men and women who persevered in the face of prejudice and incarceration, and risked their lives to advance the Allied effort.

A reception precedes the presentation, after which the exhibit will be open for viewing. Registration for this event is encouraged but not required to attend. If you cannot make it to the Museum for this event, watch live through Vimeo.

For more information, contact Maggie Hartley, Director of Public Engagement, at maggie.hartley@nationalww2museum.org.

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