Still-Life and Landscape Paintings, circa 2010
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of materials that Tohoru Miyashita acquired throughout his lifetime. Miyashita kept brochures, postcards, and matchbooks from his travels. He also collected reports and newsletters from the various Japanese organizations in Chicago, Illinois, which include Heiwa Terrace, the Japanese American Citizens League and the Japanese American Service Committee. Miyashita saved the financial booklet and tanomoshi charts from his time on the board at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago. Miyashita kept the personal letters in Japanese that were sent to him from 1979 to 1999.
Dates
- circa 2010
Extent
From the Collection: 5 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Japanese
General
Watercolor of fruits and vegetables by K. Hamada; abstract acrylic painting includes typographic elements by Hamada; abstract painting by unknown artist; Japanese writing on paper with hole punched at top for hanging purposes; landscape painting by unknown artist; paintings likely created in a class held at Heiwa Terrace
Repository Details
Part of the JASC Legacy Center Repository