This year marks the 75th anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. An exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in LA entitled Under a Mushrooom Cloud features art by Yuri Mason.
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Mason, who survived the bombing of Tokyo, was indelibly marked by her experience. She moved to America and spent her life painting in all styles. But she left behind a remarkable collection of images inspired by the suffering she had witnessed and her passion for peace.
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Growing up in Portola Valley my wife was Yuri’s neighbor. Since Yuri’s death in 2008 she has worked to share her friend’s work with the world. myhero.com/Yuri_Mason Yuri Mason would be 100 this year. How grateful we are to for including her witness in this exhibit.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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