Yoichi Okamoto: Photographer in Service of Democracy @ Art in the Atrium

Overview

Before the White House, there was Central New York...Long before Yoichi Okamoto entered the Oval Office with a camera, he was finding his way in Central New York. A Colgate Alumni, he refined his trade in the ballrooms of the Hotel Syracuse and at the Syracuse Post Standard. When the Army turned him away, people here stood up for him. His extraordinary career did not just pass through this region. It began here. Click here to learn more.Free and Open to the PublicWhen: September 15th until November 15thWhere: Art in the Atrium, 201 East Washington StreetTimes:Wednesday-Friday: 12:00pm to 6:00pmSaturday & Sunday: 12:00pm to 8:00pmPresented With Support From:  Anthony Malavenda and Martine BuratAustrian Embassy WashingtonAustrian National LibraryAyni BrigadeBotstiber Institute of Austrian-American StudiesBousquet Holstein PLLCCentral Current, Inc.CNY Arts, Inc.Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman FoundationKevin DukeLaurence G. and Lauri Pepe BousquetLyndon Baines Johnson Presidential LibraryOnondaga Historical AssociationSyracuse University LibrariesToday’s Seeds