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Bottom left; Paul Vasina, Kofu Bonsai Kai at the Bowers for programs and events involving Japanese culture
Foemina Juniper and arts.
Bottom right; Takuo Nakamura, Museum sparks renewed interest The Bonsai Display was in the John Lee Court, a
Princes Persimmon among club members. large space with a north wall entirely made of glass.
Facing page, top row; Carol This allows for a great deal of natural light and with the
Upston, Prostrate Juniper; June By Manuel Martinez, USA additional interior lighting, the trees looked great. The
Nguy, Shimpaku; Dave Miles, Photography – Eric Stoner, Ericstonerphotography.com
Prostrate Juniper hall is also decorated with artifacts from other cultures
Middle row; Harley Newman, n September, Kofu Kai had its 4th show at the of the Pacific Rim, as that is the museum’s main em-
Black Pine; John Nielson, Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. This has phasis. The Bonsai were displayed in a manner which
Pomegranate Forest, Bob Ibecome an annual event and is now on their calen- allowed plenty of room for visitors to view them and
White, California Juniper; to move about freely, giving the exhibit a pleasant,
Bottom row; David Nguy, dar as the “Bonsai Fest”. This year the museum staff open feeling.
California Juniper; Doug decided to use our Bonsai display as the centerpiece The programs, the setting and the educational goals
McGavin, California Juniper
of the museum fit perfectly with our goal of educating
people and promoting the art of Bonsai.
There were several events that were scheduled
during the week-long display.
Dr. Thomas Elias did a presentation on viewing
stones of North America which coincided with the
release of his new book on the same subject. This was
followed with a book signing and reception. Dr. Elias
also participated in the exhibit and displayed several
of the stones featured in his book.
Dr. Kendall Brown, Professor of Asian arts at
California State University at Long Beach, did a talk and
video presentation on Japanese art deco. This dealt with
how art deco influenced Japanese culture and reflected
changes in their society from 1920 to 1940.
The late night event was a screening of a film about
a Japanese artist Okakura Tenshin, credited as the
father of Japanese modern art and also told about
the remarkable American art patron who played a
crucial role in preserving and continuing Japanese
art and culture after the opening of Japan to the west.
The film was introduced by the producer and direc-
tor. Afterward, the director spoke about the film and

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