Oral history interview with Kenzo Okada

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Oral history interview with Kenzo Okada

1968 November 22

Interview of Kenzo Okada conducted 1968 November 22, by Forrest Selvig, for the Archives of American Art.

Transcript: 44 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8293556

Archives of American Art

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