From Injustice to Redress (2006)
Japantown Landmarks Project - Los Angeles
Eugene Daub and Louis Thiele Quaintance
DESCRIPTION: 8-foot high by 30-inch wide, 3-sided, 1,000-pound granite "landmark" sculpture faced with cast bronze high bas relief panels, Masabi granite, and etched polished granite, mounted within a 30-inch diameter pool; specifically:
Part of the California Japantown Landmarks Project, this Landmark sculpture is the last of three, installed in August 2006 for Los Angeles' Little Tokyo community with the title 'From Injustice to Redress.' The nearly identical first and second Landmarks were installed in San Franciso and San Jose in 2005.
From Injustice to Redress presents three bronze "alto-relievo" or high bas relief vignettes of the Japanese American experience. The first vignette panel, representing the Issei pioneers, is labeled "Sojourners." Representing the World War II internment experience is the relief vignette panel inscribed with "A journey detained, interned by injustice - What lies before us?", and includes the list of internment camps. Looking to the future, the third relief vignette panel represents "community life" and includes Janice Mirikitani's poem "Footsteps lead to destiny" (below).
In-progress and installation images and information can be found at Eugene Daub.
- three cast bronze high bas relief panels depicting Issei pioneers, the World War II internment experience including the names of internment camps, and current community life with the Janice Mirikitani poem "Footsteps Lead to Destiny"
- approx. 96-inch high rough hewn Masabi granite corner components
- polished granite with etched history plaque of the California Japantown Landmarks Project
- shallow 30-inch diameter pool
Part of the California Japantown Landmarks Project, this Landmark sculpture is the last of three, installed in August 2006 for Los Angeles' Little Tokyo community with the title 'From Injustice to Redress.' The nearly identical first and second Landmarks were installed in San Franciso and San Jose in 2005.
From Injustice to Redress presents three bronze "alto-relievo" or high bas relief vignettes of the Japanese American experience. The first vignette panel, representing the Issei pioneers, is labeled "Sojourners." Representing the World War II internment experience is the relief vignette panel inscribed with "A journey detained, interned by injustice - What lies before us?", and includes the list of internment camps. Looking to the future, the third relief vignette panel represents "community life" and includes Janice Mirikitani's poem "Footsteps lead to destiny" (below).
In-progress and installation images and information can be found at Eugene Daub.
LOCATION: 1st Street and Judge John Aiso Street, 248 1st Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA
"SOJOURNERS":
CALIFORNIA JAPANTOWN LANDMARKS PROJECT:
"COMMUNITY LIFE":
"FOOTSTEPS LEAD TO DESTINY" BY JANICE MIRIKITANI:
