Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker

Please join us as author Holly Thompson talks about her newest picture book "Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker" about the life and work of Japanese-American woodworker George Nakashima. She will read excerpts from the book and discuss what inspired her to write about Nakashima, the writing/illustration process, as well as why she chose haibun to tell his story. 

We will also be joined by art curator Asako Katsura who will speak on the hybridity of Nakashima's woodworking design by introducing examples of his furniture from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's current collection. Learn how Nakashima reinterpreted modernist design by incorporating elements of both Japanese and American culture, and how his relationships with other artists, such as Antonin Raymond and Junzō Yoshimura, inspired him.

This is a free hour-long presentation with Q&A hosted on Zoom. Registration is required.