Jiro Okura Papers
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.
Dates
- 1990 - 1992
Creator
- Okura, Jiro (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
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.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Jiro Okura Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1992.
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/).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Jiro Okura Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.
- Title
- Jiro Okura Papers, 1990-1992
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020-09-21: Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliags
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu