Farewell to Manzanar:
50th Anniversary Edition
This new cover was designed to mark the 50th anniversary of Wakatsuki Houston’s memoir recalling her experiences in the Manzanar incarceration camp during WWII. As a Japanese American illustrator, it was an honor to contribute to the commemoration of such an important work.
Roles: Jacket art & design
Client: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Art Director: Jenna Stempel-Lobell
Executive Art Director: Alison Donalty
Additional Credits: Author photo courtesy of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Manzanar photograph © Toyo Miyatake
February 2023
Alternate Sketches:
Altnernative option incorporating Manzanar flora & fauna mimicking Japanese enamelware and embroidery
Altnernative option adjoining disparate graphic ceramic patterns to imply “kintsugi”, the repair of broken pottery with melted gold
Selected option with alternate, two-color palette