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Photographic Material

Archives of American Art

Object Details

Collection Creator

Obata, Chiura

Collection Citation

Chiura Obata papers, circa 1891-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Included in this series are photographs for the book Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata's Art of Internment, photographs of the Obata family's forced relocation from Berkeley, photos from the War Relocation Authority, and photographs of their home in Webster Groves, Missouri. Also included are photos of works of art and a photograph album from the Pan Pacific International Exposition. There are only a few photographs of Chiura Obata scattered throughout the series.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d4b95629-a491-433c-bc68-040f07502dbb

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Chiura Obata papers

Sponsor

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.

Extent

0.2 Linear feet (Boxes 3, 6)

Date

circa 1891-1969

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.obatchiu, Series 7

Type

Archival materials

Arrangement

The photographs used in the book Topaz Moon are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the series is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Collection Rights

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Existence and Location of Copies

The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank versos of photographs and duplicates.

Collection Restrictions

This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
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Record ID

ebl-1602077428998-1602077429112-2

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