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藏六 (佐藤) Obata (1885 - 1975)

藏六 (Chiura) "蔵六, ぞうろく, Zōroku, Zôroku, Zoroku, Zouroku, 千浦, ちうら, Tiura" Obata formerly 佐藤 aka さとう, Satō, Satô, Sato, Satou, Satoh, 小圃, おばた
Born in 日本岡山県map
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1912 [location unknown]
Died at age 89 in Alameda, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Chiura (佐藤) Obata migrated from Japan to California.
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Chiura (佐藤) Obata is Notable.

藏六 was born in 1885.

He was moved by the US government to the Topaz War Relocation Center in Topaz, Utah In September 1942. While being held there, Obata founded and directed The Topaz Art School, which had 16 artist/instructors who taught 23 subjects to over 600 students.[1]

He passed away in 1975.

Sources

  1. The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 May 2018.

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