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Toyo Miyatake : infinite shades of gray
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Toyo Miyatake : infinite shades of gray

Author: Robert A Nakamura; Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Japanese American National Museum, ©2001.
Edition/Format: VHS video : English
Summary:
Having smuggled a lens and film holder into the Manzanar concentration camp during World War II, photographer Toyo Miyatake was the first to photograph them. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. A penetrating portrait of his quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life.
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Named Person: Toyo Miyatake
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Robert A Nakamura; Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)
OCLC Number: 51509291
Awards: Grand jury award best documentary short, Florida Film Festival; CINE Gold Eagle.
Description: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in.
Details: VHS.
Other Titles: Infinite shades of gray
Responsibility: a production of the Media Arts Center, Japanese American National Museum.

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Having smuggled a lens and film holder into the Manzanar concentration camp during World War II, photographer Toyo Miyatake was the first to photograph them. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. A penetrating portrait of his quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life.

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