Archives of American Art

Oral History interview with Miyoko Ito

Summary

(Electronic Resource)

Oral History interview with Miyoko Ito, 1978 July 20, Transcript
Collection ID:
AAA.ito78
Creators:
Ito, Miyoko, 1918-1983
Barrie, Dennis
Dates:
1978 July 20
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Items
Sound recording: 2 sound files
digital, wav file
41 Pages
Transcript
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
An interview of Miyoko Ito conducted 1978 July 20, by Dennis Barrie, for the Archives of American Art.
Scope and Contents
Ito discusses her family background; being in Japan at an early age, attending school and learning calligraphy; returning to California in 1928; excelling in drawing and painting; attending Berkeley High School; studying watercolor at Berkeley School of Water Color; studying under Erle Loran, Worth Ryder, John Haley; the influence of Hans Hofmann; being in internment camp (Camp Rann); attending Smith College, Northampton to study painting under instructor George Cohen; attending the Art Institue of Chicago and meeting Francis Chapin and Joan Mitchell; being influenced by Bonnard; moving into lithography at Oxbow; studying under Max Kahn; doing printmaking and etching; and participating in the Momentum Shows. Ito mentions Ynez Johnston, Leonard Edmondson, Lionel Venturi, Ellen Lanyon, Don Baum, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Vera Berdich.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Miyoko Ito (1918-1983) was a Japanese American painter based in Chicago, Illinois.

Administration

Sponsor
Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Digital Content

(Electronic Resource)

Oral History interview with Miyoko Ito, 1978 July 20, Transcript

(Sound Recording)

Oral History interview with Miyoko Ito, 1978 July 20, Digital Sound Recording (Excerpt)

More Information

General

General
Originally recorded on 1 tape reel (5 in.).

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