Kamekichi Tokita Papers

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Kamekichi Tokita Papers

circa 1900-circa 2010; bulk 1900-1948

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The personal papers of Seattle area painter Kamekichi Tokita (1897-1948) measure 1.5 linear feet and date from circa 1900 to circa 2010 with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1910 to 1948. The papers include biographical materials, including documents about the closing of the War Relocation Authority's Minidoka Camp in Idaho; correspondence; three diaries written in Japanese documenting Tokita's war time experiences and forced relocation to Minidoka, two earlier notebooks, also written in Japanese, and scattered notes; a few personal business records; printed materials; one scrapbook; sketches; and one family photograph album.

1.5 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 8298823

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Art Institute of Seattle

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Gordon, Jan, 1882-1944

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American Artists' Congress (Portland, Or.)

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Tokita, Kamekichi, 1897-1948

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Painter; Seattle, Wash. Born Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Received his college education in Japan and immigrated to Seattle in 1919. Operated a sign painting business, Noto Sign Co., with Kenjiro Nomura. Tokita became one of a small number of progressive artists in Seattle in the 1930's which included Morris Graves and Kenneth Callahan. His work was supported by the Seattle Art Museum and exhibited regularly in Seattle and California between 1929 and 1936. ...

Seattle art museum

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