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Join us for the opening of an exciting exhibit entitled

From Vienna to the White House: Yoichi Okamoto & The American Century

Special guest of honor and speaker: Her Excellency Dr. Petra Schneebauer, Ambassador of Austria to the United States

Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 from 6 – 8 pm

Yoichi Okamoto’s career as a photographer of international renown began under difficult circumstances. World War II was still raging when he was deployed to Europe in 1944 as a war correspondent whose job was to document the advances of the Allied Forces. He ultimately made his way to Vienna where he was captured by the city’s beauty, which was visible through the rubble and devastation.

With his camera lens, he captured amazing images of daily life and reconstruction, and became a well-known figure in local and political circles. It was during that time that he met his Viennese wife Paula Wachter, and learnt to speak fluent German. His eye for stunning imagery and artistic detail resulted in the creation of the largest photographic chronology of Vienna’s evolution covering almost four decades. The photos include stark black and white images as well as color photos from the late 1960s and 1970s.

German-American Heritage Museum
719 6th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001

GAHF Members: $17.50
Nonmembers: $20

Light refreshments will be served.