Okura, Jiro Papers Jiro Okura Papers, 1990-1992 Ms.1992.056

Jiro Okura Papers, 1990-1992 Ms.1992.056


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John M. Jackson

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1992.056
Title
Jiro Okura Papers 1990-1992
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Creator
Okura, Jiro
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
Three printed, promotional items relating to Japanese sculptor Jiro Okura, his Mountain Lake Screen Tachi project completed at the Mountain Lake Workshop in 1990, and an exhibition of his works at Virginia Tech in 1992. 

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jiro Okura Papers, Ms1992-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Jiro Okura Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1992.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Jiro Okura Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.


Biographical / Historical

Jiro Okura, artist and sculptor, was born in 1943. He completed post-graduate studies at Kyoto Kyoiku University in the 1960s. Jiro Okura died in 2014.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains three printed, promotional items relating to Japanese sculptor Jiro Okura, his Mountain Lake Screen Tachi project completed at the Mountain Lake Workshop in 1990, and an exhibit of his works at Virginia Tech in 1992. Included is a postcard featuring a Ray Kass photograph of Mountain Lake Screen Tachi , a work consisting of 16 screens of American black walnut and metal foil completed at the Mountain Lake Workshop in 1990. Also included is an article from the summer 1991 issue of New Art Examiner regarding the screen and its exhibition at Roanoke [Virginia] Museum of Fine Art. The collection also includes a flyer promoting the exhibition of Okura's The Shisendo Temple Drawings at Virginia Tech in 1992.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Jiro Okura Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

folder 1
Papers
1990-1992