Commodore Perry and the Westernization of Japan

In conjunction with the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana, Kellogg Library will feature Commodore Perry and the Westernization of Japan, an installation tracing the lives of early foreign settlers in Yokohama.

Through the work of renowned photographer Felix Beato, and satirical cartoons of journalist Charles Wirgman, this exhibit seeks to enhance understanding of the Westernization process by showing the stark contrasts between old and new that was visible to the camera’s eye and the cartoonist’s pen during the 1860s.

Exhibit will run from January 18th through March 31, open during all library hours. This exhibit is part of the Context: Library Series.

For more info, contact Melanie Chu: (760) 750-4378.

Related resources can be found at:

• the US Naval Academy Nimitz Library archives

• the Navy Department Library

• the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana