Chiura Obata Papers, Correspondence with Roosevelt, Eleanor about Paiting Moonlight Over Topaz, Utah

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*PLEASE NOTE: This collection contains projects/pages in Japanese and/or Chinese. Please fully transcribe all materials in the language they are originally written in and only include translations if you are able by using [[translation]] and [[/translation]] around the English translated text.* The papers of Japanese-American artist and educator Chiura�bata (1885-1975)�ontain biographical material primarily related to�bata's family's forced relocation from Berkeley to Tanforan detention center and incarceration at the Topaz Relocation center during WWII. Correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues; writings by Chiura�bata�nd others; material related to the art schools�bata�stablished at Tanforan and Topaz; teaching files and professional activities;�iaries, and other documents are included. Help transcribe projects from this collection to learn more about Obata and his impact on the art world.

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