Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank

Two countries – two photographers. This compelling collection of photographs presents two views of internment and incarceration in the early 1940s.

The 1942 incarceration of people of Japanese descent in the United States and Canada following the bombing of Pearl Harbor is portrayed through this stunning collection of black and white photographs. Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank document the conditions and experiences of the Manzanar camp in California, and the camps and beet farms in Alberta, where coastal British Columbia residents were forcibly moved.

The experiences in the U.S. and Canada had many similarities and also many differences. Ansel Adams took a personal and intimate approach to illustrate the vitality and fortitude of the people. In contrast, Leonard Frank’s photographs are a clinical documentation of the government process.

This collection of more than 60 photographs provides an opportunity to reflect on the nature of forced separation and uprooting that directly impacted our coastal region. Two Views is organized by the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia.

: Ansel Adams; Benji Iguchi driving tractor, Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 16 x 20 in. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Ansel Adams; Children at Sunday school class. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 14 x 18 in. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Ansel Adams; Mr. And Mrs. Dennis Shimizu. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 14 x 18 in. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Leonard Frank; Building A, Blanket Room (formerly Livestock Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 14 x 18 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Ansel Adams; Richard Kobayashi, farmer with cabbages, Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 14 x 18 in. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Leonard Frank; Arrival at Popoff, BC; 16 x 20 in. Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Japanese Internees Leaving Slocan Valley, BC; 20 x 24 in. Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Building A, Milk Laboratory, Diet Kitchen (formerly Livestock Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 16 x 20 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Building A, Hospital Ward (formerly Livestock Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 14 x 18 in. ; Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Building B, Medical Examining Room (formerly Horse Show Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 16 x 20 in; Eastwood Collection

: Ansel Adams; Farm, farm workers, Mt. Williamson in background. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 20 x 24 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

: Leonard Frank; Building A, Children’s Dining Room (formerly Livestock Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 14 x 18 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Ansel Adams; People leaving Buddhist church, winter. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 16 x 20 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Leonard Frank; Building G, Kindergarten (formerly Manufacturer’s Building), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 14 x 18 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Ansel Adams; Baseball Games, Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 16 x 20 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Ansel Adams; Tom Kobayashi (head against sky). Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 4 x 18 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Ansel Adams; Poultry farm, Mori Nakashima, Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 16 x 20 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Ansel Adams; Phil Hara relocation: in charge of work-offer signs, Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 16 x 20 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

: Leonard Frank; Building D, Laundry (formerly Church Dining Hall), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 16 x 20 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Building D, Canteen (formerly Church Dining Hall), Hastings Park, Vancouver, BC, 1942; 14 x 18 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Leonard Frank; Building houses, New Denver, BC; 16 x 20 in.; Eastwood Collection

: Ansel Adams; High School recess period. Manzanar Relocation Center, 1943; 20 x 24 in.; Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division