Making Waves | Ichiro “Eddie” Itani @janmdotorg
Making Waves | Ichiro “Eddie” Itani  @janmdotorg
Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ichiro “Eddie” Itani was one of several Japanese American photographers taking part in an adventurous avant-garde photography movement in Los Angeles during the 1920s and ’30s. This video offers a glimpse into Itani’s life and work.

This video was produced for the exhibition “Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920–1940,” on view at the Japanese American National Museum from February 28 – June 26, 2016. For more info: janm.org/making-waves

A production of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center at the Japanese American National Museum.

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