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Collection Information
Size: 3.7 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Japanese-American artist and educator Chiura Obata measure 3.7 linear feet and date from circa 1891 to 2000 with the bulk of the material dating from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains biographical material primarily related to Obata's family's forced relocation from Berkeley to Tanforan detention center and incarceration at the Topaz Relocation center; correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues; writings by Chiura Obata and others; material related to the art schools Obata established at Tanforan and Topaz; teaching files and professional activities; exhibition files; printed material, including TREK , and Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata's Art of Internment ; photographic material; and sketches and sketchbooks. There is a 0.1 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes drawings, sketches and few files about Obata's period of incarceration at Tanforan assembly center and Topaz relocation center. Materials date from circa 1930-1960.
