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Arthur Okamura
1932–2009

Introduction

Arthur Okamura (February 24, 1932 - July 10, 2009) was an American artist, working in screen printing, drawing and painting. He lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was Professor Emeritus at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California. His work is in the permanent collections at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Whitney Museum in New York, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He is associated with the San Francisco Renaissance. He illustrated numerous works of literature and poetry, published a book on games and toys for children, and created illustrations for the TV movie The People.

Wikidata identifier

Q4799870

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Introduction

Comment on works: painter

Roles

Artist, landscapist, owner, painter

ULAN identifier

500015067

Names

Arthur Okamura, arthur okamura

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