Jiro Okura Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jiro Okura Papers, Ms1992-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Okura, Jiro
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.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jiro Okura Papers, Ms1992-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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.

Acquisition information:
The Jiro Okura Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1992.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Jiro Okura Papers commenced and was completed in October, 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard