Illustrations by island artist Rod Cameron have been added to the collection of the Museum of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. These images are part of 12 children’s books, which were written by Terrence Doyle-Webster, who is known for his work
Illustrations by island artist Rod Cameron have been added to the collection of the Museum of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. These images are part of 12 children’s books, which were written by Terrence Doyle-Webster, who is known for his work as an educator in the bully-victim cycle.
The titles include “Why is Everybody always picking on me?” — a guide to handling bullies — and “Fighting the invisible Enemy: Understanding the Effects of Conditioning.”
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum opened its doors in 1955 and exhibits documentation about the horrifying effects of the world’s first atomic bomb, which was dropped over the city on Aug. 6, 1945, destroying nearly 70 percent of the city of Hiroshima and taking about 80,000 lives. Many thousands more died from the after effects of the radiation. The memorial was built as a reminder and to perpetuate peace education. More than one million people visit the museum per year.
Hiroshima is a sister city to Honolulu, and with the addition of Cameron’s work, the connection to Hawaii has once again grown. The books are also part of the Grummond Children’s Literature Collection and the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
For several months, Cameron will wield his brushes on the other side of the world, in Berlin, Germany. From there he plans to explore parts of Western and Eastern Europe and use his skills to immortalize his impressions on canvas and paper, while spreading some aloha.
