Mine okubo biography definition

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    Miné Okubo

    American artist and writer (1912–2001)

    Miné Okubo

    Born

    Miné Okubo


    (1912-06-27)June 27, 1912[1]

    Riverside, California

    DiedFebruary 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 88)[2]

    Greenwich Village, New York

    NationalityJapanese American (Nisei)
    EducationMaster of Fine Arts, University of California at Berkeley (1938);
    Studied under Fernand Léger in Paris; Diego Rivera in San Francisco
    Known forDrawing, Painting, Writing
    Notable workIsseis Lost Everything (painting, 1944);
    Citizen 13660 (book, 1946, reprinted, 1973, 1983);
    Mother and Cat (painting, 1941);[3]
    Numerous works in pen and ink, oil, watercolor, tempera and gouache;
    Where the Carp Banners Fly (book, 1949, written by Grace W.

    McGavran, illustrated by Miné Okubo)

    AwardsBertha Taussig Memorial Traveling Fellowship (1938);
    American Book Award (1984);
    Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women's Caucus for Art (1991);
    Listed in D