Doris Ota Saito

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a person reading a book outside with a cloth covering their head. Text in image reads "Terry-towel, hooded."
An illustration created by Saito during her time in Heart Mountain Relocation Center.

Doris Ota Saito is a Japanese American artist. From 1942-1946, Saito created fashion illustrations featured in the Doris & Carl Saito Collection during her time spent at Heart Mountain Relocation Center.[1][2] Her works show different styles of dress such as sportswear and formal attire in a multitude of mediums including chalk, paint, and pen.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Doris & Carl Saito Collection". Densho Digital Repository.
  2. ^ Wallace, Nina (2019-01-16). "Japanese American Artists Behind Barbed Wire". Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  3. ^ Taylor, Zoe (April 2023). "The Emergence of Japanese Americans in Fashion: The Triumphs and Legacies of Forgotten Designers, 1939-1965". FIT Institutional Repository.

External Links[edit]

All objects in the Doris & Carl Saito Collection