The Interiority of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa's Portraits
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Who is Miki Hayakawa (ミキ早川, 1899–1953)? Why is there so little known about the work of an artist who held her first solo show of 150 paintings in San Francisco in 1929, was selected for the inaugural exhibition of the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1935, and contributed to Santa Fe’s vibrant art scenes alongside the likes of John Sloan and Alfred Morang? Professor ShiPu Wang shares discoveries from his journey of piecing together Hayakawa's oeuvre and life and explore how portraiture served as a vital means for her to forge multicultural connections in diverse communities during the Exclusion Era. Presented by Professor ShiPu Wang,Coats Endowed Chair in theArts and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Merced. This presentation is part of the 2020 Edgar P. Richardson Lecture Series: Women, Power, and Portraiture hosted by PORTAL, the Portrait Gallery's Scholarly Center.
