active duty for the United States but was turned down due to his age, as he was 53 years old at the time. Fujita died on 12 July 1963, at the age of 74. Fujita was cremated and interred in an unknown plot in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery, most likely in the Japanese section. Legacy Fujita is considered to be a groundbreaking icon among Asian-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and photojournalists. Following his death, Fujita's widow Florence donated most of his work to the Chicago History Museum. In 2020, the Newberry Library in Chicago launched an exhibit examining Fujita's life and work. References The Chicago Shimpo – The Chicago Japanese American News, Friday, October 10, 2008, Volume 5732, Page 7. Nichi Bei Times External links Photograph taken by Jun Fujita of an African American questioned by three Illinois Army National Guardsmen Photograph of the Interior of Rockefeller Chapel by Jun Fujita St. Valentine's Day massacre photograph by Jun Fujita Photograph of Church Architecture in Chicago by Jun Fujita Photograph of Al Capone talking to his lawyer, Mike Ahern, in 1929 taken by Jun Fujita Jun Fujita Cabin at Voyageurs National Park 1888 births 1963 deaths American male silent film actors Japanese male silent film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors American film actors of Asian descent Japanese poets American poets American poets of Asian descent 20th-century American male actors American writers of Japanese descent American photojournalists Illinois Institute of Technology alumni People from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese emigrants to the United States Works Progress Administration workers American male journalists American journalists of Asian descent American male actors of Japanese descent 20th-century American poets 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers