Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

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Wilder Bentley collection of artwork and printed proofs, 1943-1963.

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Miscellaneous collection of artwork: "The Legend of the Ahwahnees," a painting on Torinoko paper signed by Bentley, 1960; a Japanese ink calligraphy character for "wavelet" drawn on Inomachi paper, with ink stamp of the artist in the lower left corner; a painted poster for an exhibit "War Masks" done at San Francisco State College, 1948; and a gyotaku of a striped bass caught by Bentley (a gouache print created by applying ink directly to the fish) done by Chiura Obata. Also, two proofs of the 14 pt. Lutetia roman font, pulled on the verso of two brush drawings from the Sea Calligraphy series, signed by Bentley; and an illustrated invitation to an exhibition opening from Wilder Bentley to Mr. and Mrs. Park Abbott, July 1953.

7 items. (in 1 broadside folder)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Bentley, Wilder, 1900-1989

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Bentley was born in San Francisco, CA, in 1900; attended Yale and the Univ. of Michigan; spent several years in Europe, providing relief work with French war orphans and later travelling; lab asst., Laboratory Press, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1931-33; honorary assoc. member, American Institute of Graphic Arts, 1932; printed books for the Archetype Press and the Greenwood Press; taught in School of Humanities, San Francisco State College. From the description of Papers, ca. 19...

Obata, Chiura

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Chiura Obata was born in 1885 in Sendai, Japan. Trained as an ink painter, he came to California in 1903 and worked as an illustrator and commercial designer. Obata returned to Japan during 1928-1932 and transformed his California paintings into woodblock prints that resembled watercolors. After his return to California he obtained a position as an art instructor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1942 Obata was interned along with other Japanese Americans and Japanese nationals, and ...