Los Angeles artist/photojournalist Richard Fukuhara (right) presented Kenji Shiga, director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, with “Children Honoring Children” artwork from his “Shadows for Peace, for the Sake of the Children (Kodomo no Tame ni)” series.
Shiga stated to Fukuhara, “Your devotion to conveying the suffering of the hibakusha (A-bomb survivors) and the horrors of nuclear weapons through art is greatly appreciated, and it is our firm belief that your activity is a sure path towards achieving the abolition of nuclear weapons and world peace.”
Fukuhara’s October visit to Hiroshima was part of a seven-city mission that included Sendai, Ofunato, Nagoya, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi City, and Nagasaki.
Photo by Kahori Wada/Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum