Members-Only Private Tour: “Fallout: Atoms for War and Peace”

An Exclusive Exhibition Tour at Poster House
In Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the End of WWII

Location: Poster House, 119 West 23rd Street, New York, NY
Capacity: Limited to 20 Japan Society members

Free for Friends-level members and above

Commemorating 80 Years
This August marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Join us for this special tour as we reflect on the complex legacy of nuclear technology through the lens of visual history and design.

About the Exhibition 
Fallout: Atoms for War and Peace
Two days before the outbreak of World War II, a scientific paper was published explaining the theoretical process of nuclear fission in which the controlled splitting of an atomic nucleus releases a vast amount of energy.

Over the next decade, scientists around the world would perfect the process of harnessing that energy, developing two of the most impactful inventions of the modern era: the nuclear bomb and the nuclear power station.This exhibition chronicles the global development of the nuclear industry, for peaceful and offensive means, examining posters that both promoted and protested its use throughout the second half of the 20th century. It features the entire General Dynamics series, long heralded as one of the finest examples of corporate propaganda ever created, as well as over 60 other posters criticizing the proliferation of nuclear technology.

Led by Mihoshi Fukushima Clark
Assistant Director of Design and Project Manager, Poster House

Mihoshi is the Assistant Director of Design and Project Manager at Poster House, the first museum in the United States dedicated to posters. Born and raised in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, she moved to the U.S. in 2010, and studied Communication Design and General Art at Northern Virginia Community College. She earned her BFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017 and was granted an O-1B visa for Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement in 2018. Mihoshi’s graphic design work has been featured in The New York Times and Hyperallergic. Her social design work for the Baltimore City Health Department earned both the Core77 Design Award: Notable Strategy & Research and the GDUSA Health + Wellness Design Award. She is a proud mom to one daughter (human) and one son (an extremely fluffy dog).


Questions?
For questions about this tour and exhibition, contact [email protected].For questions about your membership, contact the Membership Office at [email protected] or (212) 715-1270.