Item Information
Title: Yasuo Kuniyoshi draft of a letter to James Reed
Date: 1942
Physical Details: Letter : 8 p. : handwritten ; 28 x 22 cm.
Description: Draft of Kuniyoshi's response to James Reed, a schoolchild at the Sheldon School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kuniyoshi discusses how he came to America, the World War II conflict, and his love for the U.S. despite the laws that bar him from citizenship.
Date based on date of letter from Reed to which Kuniyoshi is responding, and other letters from Sheldon School students received in response to Kuniyoshi's response. This item should be viewed with item 17223.
Creator: Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953
Forms part of: Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers, 1906-2016, bulk 1920-1990
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Yasuo Kuniyoshi draft of a letter to James Reed, 1942. Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers, 1906-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 17222