Roy Leeper and Gaylord Hall collection of Miné Okubo papers

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Roy Leeper and Gaylord Hall collection of Miné Okubo papers

circa 1940-2001

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The Roy Leeper and Gaylord Hall collection of Miné Okubo papers measure 1.4 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 2001. Roy Leeper and Gaylord Hall were long-time friends with and patrons of Okubo from the late 1950s until her death. The collection contains letters, writings, and sketches by Okubo. Among the printed materials is a copy of the 1944 special edition of Fortune magazine which was sympathetic to Japanese Americans interned during World War II and for which Okubo was hired to illustrate. Also found are scattered documents relating to Hall and Leeper.

1.4 Linear feet

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Okubo, Miné, 1912-2001

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d. February 10, 2001. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 86162640 Painter, New York, N.Y. ; b. 1912., d. 2001, at age 88. Miné Okubo (1912-2001) was born in Riverside, CA, and educated at University of California, Berkeley, where she received her BA and MA degrees. After graduation she studied in Paris with Fernand Leger for eighteen months before returning to ...