

In 1985, The Shoshin Society in Washington D.C. asked 150 American designers to each create an image commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was a gift to the Japanese people. Since the end of the war, Japanese designers had been making posters of thanksgiving for surviving the long-term effects of two atomic bombs. In a small way, our exhibit extended that tradition and in doing so created a sense of solidarity between the American and Japanese design communities.