PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A Northwest activist, furniture maker and newspaper columnist is being remembered in a new exhibit that opened Saturday at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) in Portland’s old town neighborhood.
Titled “Craft, Community and Care: The Art and Legacy of Bob Shimabukuro,” this exhibit shows how Shimabukuro touched many lives with his work.
“Bob was a very multi-talented and thoughtful person who lived by his beliefs,” said Lucy Capehart, JAMO’s Director of Exhibitions and Collections. “And I hope people will come away with thinking that they can make a difference in the world.”
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Bob passed away in Seattle in 2021 and the museum worked closely with his wife and children to make this the first public, in-person celebration of his life and work.
“This exhibit was a strong collaboration with the family,” Capehart added. “They really helped curate it, the whole thing from the beginning to the end. So that’s something that we are a community museum and we want people to know that we share other stories.”