1media/Lil Danl_ One Year in a Relocation Center Cover.jpgmedia/Lil Danl_ One Year in a Relocation Center 12-13.jpgmedia/Lil Danl_ One Year in a Relocation Center 24-25.jpg2023-04-18T19:50:42+00:00George Akimoto9image_header2023-04-20T18:48:19+00:00George Akimoto was incarcerated at the Stockton Assembly Center at the San Joaquin Count Fairgrounds before being sent to the relocation camp at Rohwer, Arkansas. Akimoto is well known for the cartoon "Lil Dan'l" which was published in the the Rohwer Outpost newspaper. His character, "Lil Dan'l," became the mascot of the Rohwer camp and later anchored Akimoto's book, Lil Dan'l: One Year in a Relocation Center. 1943.
After camp, Akimoto went on to forge a successful career in movie and commercial art with his signature bold, dramatic artwork and specialty in aviation art. We created movie posters for well known films including Black Caesar (1973).
