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1941

When the U.S. government sets travel restrictions on Japanese Americans, the League submits a “Statement of Faith” in support of beloved instructor Yasuo Kuniyoshi to the Associated Press.

Peter A. Juley & Son. Yasuo Kuniyoshi with students and instructors at the Art Students League, circa 1950. Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers, 1906-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.