This collection is arranged as 11 series.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) was a Japanese-American painter, printmaker and photographer based in New York, N.Y.
Kuniyoshi was born in Okayama, Japan. In 1906 he came to the United States and a year later began studying at the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. In 1910 he moved to New York and took courses at the National Academy of Design, the Independent School of Art, and the Art Students League, where he studied with Kenneth Hayes Miller. He was married to fellow artist Katherine Schmidt from 1919 to 1932. After traveling throughout Europe, they moved to the Woodstock, New York, in 1927 and took part in the Woodstock Art Colony. Kuniyoshi studied and later taught at the Art Students League summer school there.
By 1930 Kuniyoshi had established himself as an internationally known painter and graphic artist. In 1935, he received a Guggenheim fellowship and married Sara Mazo. In New York City he taught at the Art Students League, the New School for Social Research, and served as the first president of the Artists Equity Association from 1947 to 1950. Kuniyoshi was active in social organizations, especially Japanese American organizations, such as the Japanese American Committee for Democracy. Although Kuniyoshi was barred from becoming a citizen due to American immgration laws at the time, he viewed himself as American and took an active role in the war effort during World War II, even working with the U.S. Office of War Information department to design posters.
The Whitney Museum of American Art held a retrospective for Kuniyoshi in 1948, making him the first living artist to be honored in such a fashion at the museum. Yasuo Kuniyoshi died of cancer in 1953 and was survived by his second wife Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi who preserved the legacy of his work.
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The bulk of the collection was digitized in 2020 and is available on the Archives of American Art website. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
The collection was donated in installments, from 1969 to 1995, by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi, Yasuo Kuniyoshi's widow. Additional papers were donated in 2014 and 2018 by Stephen Diamond, Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi's nephew.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi papers, 1906-2016, bulk 1920-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Portions of the collection were microfilmed shortly after receipt on reel 439. This material was fully processed, arranged, and described by Erin Kinhart in 2005 with funding provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Additional papers donated in 2014 were processed to a minimal level by Erin Kinhart. The entire collection, including a 2018 addition, was reprocessed, described, and prepared for digitization by Rihoko Ueno in 2019 with funding provided by Stephen Diamond and the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation.
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Yasuo Kuniyoshi photographs of artwork, a 1948 letter from Kuniyoshi to E. P. Richardson, and checklists of Yasuo Kuniyoshi prints.
The papers of artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi measure 14.3 linear feet and 2.84 gigabytes and date from 1906-2013, bulk 1920-1990. The collection documents his career as a painter, graphic artist, and photographer, as well as his involvement in political, social, and art organizations, especially during World War II. Included are biographical material; correspondence; writings and lectures by Kuniyoshi and others; organization records primarily on his participation in various associations and groups he was a member of; professional and gallery records regarding business dealings with American and Japanese galleries, museums, and dealers; exhibition files; printed material; four scrapbooks; artwork; photographs of Kuniyoshi and others in various locations and at events; and artwork records which mostly consist of photographs and provenance information. The collection also contains materials on Kuniyoshi's career and artwork obtained after his death by his widow Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi.
Biographical material consists of a wide range of records such as an address book, resumes, biographical summaries, vital records, citizenship applications, identification documents, travel records, and documentation regarding Kuniyoshi's death. There is some limited biographical material on the artist's widow, Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi, plus interviews with her talking about Kuniyoshi.
Correspondence is divided into correspondence with Yasuo Kuniyoshi and the correspondence with his second wife, Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi. The Yasuo Kuniyoshi correspondence discusses various topics including exhibits and his status as a Japanese American during World War II. The bulk of the series consists of correspondence with Sara after Yasuo's death and usually relates to exhibitions of his work, and reproduction requests for the inclusion of his work in publications. Of note is her correspondence with Alexander Brook, Ritsuko Ozawa, Tom Wolf, and the Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum in Japan.
Writings and lectures include Kuniyoshi's writings and speeches about other artists, art and the art profession, lithography, and World War II. Also found are statements on his own work and extensive notes for his autobiography. There are two sound recordings of lectures by Kuniyoshi at art schools as well as writings by others, including Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi, about Yasuo Kuniyoshi.
Organization records document Kuniyoshi's involvement in social, political, and art organizations, including the East West Association and the Artists Equity Association. These records include correspondence, speeches, printed material and notes.
Gallery and professional records include material on Kuniyoshi's career and the sales of his work at galleries. Found herein are correspondence, printed material and notes. There are files on projects and commissions, transcripts of the radio broadcast "Japan Against Japan," appraisals of artwork, authentications of artwork, art inventories of his work at various galleries as well as private collections, and records of his participation in the Woodstock Art Conference. Also noteworthy are the records of Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi's dealings with the Downtown Gallery and Zabriskie Galleries.
Exhibition files include a few files on exhibitions while Yasuo Kuniyoshi was alive, but most of the series consists of files created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi about exhibitions of Kuniyoshi's works after his death in 1953. Files may include exhibition checklists and planning documents, loan agreements, correspondence, photographs of the exhibition, and press materials.
Printed material consists of books, newspaper, and magazine clippings about Kuniyoshi and about World War II. There are numerous exhibition catalogs and announcements and some magazines, posters, brochures, and bulletins.
There are four scrapbooks of printed material related to Kuniyoshi and his artwork. The scrapbooks contain press clippings, exhibition announcements, checklists, and a few catalogs.
Artwork consists of etchings, numerous sketches and drawings in graphite and ink, sketches painted onto clear acetate which Kuniyoshi used for catalogs, two zinc lithographic plates and their corresponding prints, and a sketchbook. Drawings that Yasuo Kuniyoshi created for the Office of War Information during World War II are in this series. There is one folder of pencil sketches by unidentified artists.
Photographic material are mostly photographs of Kuniyoshi in his studio, at various events and parties, teaching at Mills College and with his wife Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi. Also found are photographs of artists, including Francis Criss, Julian Levi, Doris and Russell Lee, and others, taken by Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Especially noteworthy, are photographs of the Artists Equity Testimonial Dinner held in honor of Kuniyoshi's 1948 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art. There are some slides and snapshots of Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi's travels abroad and a the house in Woodstock she shared with Yasuo, along with other locations.
Artwork photograph records were created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi to document works of art created by her husband. Files mostly include photographs of artwork with annotations regarding title, date, sale, and provenance. Some files also include correspondence, notes by Sara Kuniyoshi, exhibition history, and published reproductions. There are also miscellaneous photographs and slides of artwork which mostly consist of duplicates of artwork that can be found in the rest of the series.
Found here are biographical summaries and resumes, as well as vital records, documentation regarding Kuniyoshi's death, an address book, and records of the painting materials an formulas that he used. Also of note are his citizenship applications, travel records, and indentification documents regarding his status as a citizen of a foreign nation. There are two interviews of Kuniyoshi's widow, Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi, talking about the artist; one is a transcript and the other video recording. There is also some limited biographical material, such a resume, on Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi.
The material in this series is arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
This series has been digitized in its entirety.
Address Book
Biographical Information Compiled by Hirshhorn Museum
Biographical Summaries
Cemetery Records
Citizenship Application
Estate Tax
Identification Records
Interview Transcript of Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi Talking About Edith Halpert and Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Letterhead and Copy of Signature
Marriage Certificate and Records
Memorial Speech, Guest Register and Condolence Cards
Obituaries
Painting Formulas and Materials
Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi Biographical Material
Travel Permits
The Yasuo Kuniyoshi correspondence coverss various topics including exhibits and his status as a Japanese American during World War II. Additionally there are letters sent to Kuniyoshi by Sheldon School students about his career as an artist and his letters in reply, and letters of recommendation he compiled to vouch for his character and work as an artist, in case he needed them during his 1941 travels around the United States.
The bulk of this series consists of correspondence to Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi after Yasuo's death including letters of condolence and letters requesting the inclusion of his work in exhibits and publications. Of note is her correspondence with Karl Fortess, Alexander Brook, Ritsuko Ozawa, Tom Wolf, and the Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum in Japan. Researchers should note that additional correspondence may be found in Series 5: Professional and Gallery Records.
This series is divided into two groups: Yasuo Kuniyoshi correspondence and Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi correspondence. Correspondence with Yasuo Kuniyoshi comes first, starting with letters from the artist to his second wife Sara, letters of recommendation for Kuniyoshi to travel during World War II, and letters between Kuniyoshi and some school children. The rest of the Yasuo Kuniyoshi correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. The correspondence with Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi follows the Yasuo Kuniyoshi correspondence, and is also arranged alphabetically.
The bulk of the material in this series has been digitized, except for duplicates.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Letters to Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi
Letters of Recommendation for Travel in US
Correspondence with Sheldon School Students
Artists for Victory
A, Miscellaneous
Biddle, George
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy
B, Miscellaneous
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
C, Miscellaneous
Department of the Army
D-E, Miscellaneous
Federal Works Agency
F, Miscellaneous
Glasgal, Isidor
Grattan, Hartley
Greenbaum, Edward S.
G, Miscellaneous
H-K, Miscellaneous
Lebrun, Rico
Lee, Robert
L, Miscellaneous
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
M, Miscellaneous
N, Miscellaneous
Office of Civilian Defense
Office of War Information
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
P, Miscellaneous
S-V, Miscellaneous
War Department
Whitney Museum of American Art
W-Z, Miscellaneous
Unidentified Correspondents
Archives of American Art
A, Miscellaneous
Brook, Alexander
B, Miscellaneous
Christie, Manson & Woods International, Inc.
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cohen, Ronny H.
C, Miscellaneous
Davis-Serisawa, Marsha and Sueo
Diamond Family
Dorfman, Bruce
D, Miscellaneous
E, Miscellaneous
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fortess, Karl
Friends of Art at Colby College
Fujikawa, Fujie
Fukutake, Soichiro
F, Miscellaneous
Gallery Olym
Greenbaum, Edward and Dorothea
G, Miscellaneous
Hoshino, Mutsuko
H, Miscellaneous
Iwamoto, Ralph
I, Miscellaneous
J, Miscellaneous
Kanemitsu, Matsumi "Mike"
K, Miscellaneous
L, Miscellaneous
Marlor, Clark S.
Matsumoto, Fumihisa
Miura, Toshio
Museum of Modern Art
M, Miscellaneous
Nakada, Yoshie
National Museum of American Art
New York Artists Equity Association
Noritoshi, Susumu
N, Miscellaneous
Okada, Masumi
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art (Katsumi Senoo)
Ozawa, Hidetoshi (Yamatane Corporation)
Ozawa, Ritsuko (Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum)
Ozawa, Ritsuko (Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum)
Ozawa, Ritsuko (Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum)
Ozawa, Yoshio
O, Miscellaneous
Peet, Mary Ann (Wilson)
Perry, Betty Spencer
Prescott, Emma-Stina
Prince, David
P, Miscellaneous
R, Miscellaneous
Sakura, Jungo (Mainichi Newspapers)
Sakurai, Josephine
Seckel, Cornelia
Secunda, Arthur
Serisawa, Mary
Shubert, Katherine and Irvine
Sternberg, Harry
Sugihara, Sumi
S, Miscellaneous
Tagawa, Toyoko
Takashige, Anne
Tokyo Gallery
T, Miscellaneous
U-V, Miscellaneous
Wolf, Tom
Whitney Museum of American Art
W, Miscellaneous
Yamazaki-Kleps, Akiko
Y-Z, Miscellaneous
Unidentified and First Names Only
Writings include Kuniyoshi's writings and speeches about other artists, art and the art profession, lithography, and World War II. Also found are statements on his own work and extensive notes for his autobiography. There are sound recordings of lectures by Kuniyoshi at the Boston Museum School and Skowhegan School of Painting. Writings by others about Kuniyoshi include essays by Tom Wolf, Elsie McIlroy, John Baur, and Lloyd Goodrich. There is a sound recording of a lecture about Yasuo Kuniyoshi by an unidentified man. Additionally there are many notes on Kuniyoshi and his artwork written by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi.
Writings and lectures by Yasuo Kuniyoshi are grouped together in alphabetical order, followed by writings and lectures by other people about Kuniyoshi.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages and duplicates. The student thesis on Kuniyoshi by Midori Yoshimoto has only had its title page and an accompanying letter digitized.
"American Art"
"The American Artist in the World Today"
"Approach to Art"
Artist Statements
Autobiography Notes
Autobiography Preliminary Notes
"Civilization Besieged: The Artist's Role in War"
"Creative Process"
"Drawings"
"East to West"
"Lithography"
"Looking Back and Forward"
"Notes on Casein Painting"
Reviews of Other Artists' Work
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Lecture and Transcript
"Universality in Art"
Untitled Essay on Art and Zen
Untitled Essays on Art
Untitled Speeches on Artists, War and Propaganda
Miscellaneous Writings by Kuniyoshi
Asahi Gallery Essay on Yasuo Kuniyoshi
"Kuniyoshi's America and the War Against Japan" by Gene Thornton
Notes by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi
Writings by Tom Wolf
"Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by John I. H. Baur
"Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Julian E. Levi
"Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Lloyd Goodrich
"Yasuo Kuniyoshi, A Japanese-American Artist and the Second World War," Thesis by Midori Yoshimoto
"Yasuo Kuniyoshi - The Fist and the Shadow of the Fist" by Elsie McIlroy
Found here are files on various aspects of Kuniyoshi's involvement in social, political, and art organizations, including the East West Association, the Artists Equity Association, and the Japanese American Committee for Democracy. These records include correspondence, speeches, printed material and other notes.
This series is arranged alphabetically by organization title.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages and duplicates. In some cases, printed materials have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
An American Group, Inc.
Artists' Equity Association - Correspondence
Artists' Equity Association - Correspondence
Artists' Equity Association - Meeting Minutes, Reports, Speeches
Artists' Equity Association - Printed Material
Arts Council of Japanese Americans for Democracy
Committee of Japanese Artists Resident in New York City, Declaration of Loyalty
Dallas Art Association
East and West Association
Greater New York Committee For Japanese Americans, Inc.
Japanese American Anthology Committee
Japanese American Committee for Democracy
Japanese Artists Association
United China Relief, Inc.
Woodstock Artists Association
Found here are files on various aspects of Kuniyoshi's career and the sales of his work at galleries. These records include correspondence, printed material and other notes. Also found are files on projects and commissions, transcripts of the radio broadcast "Japan Against Japan," appraisals of artwork, authentications of artwork, card file inventories of Kuniyoshi's work owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, art inventories of his work at various galleries as well as private collections, and records of his participation in the Woodstock Art Conference.
Many of the files found here were created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi during the management of the sale of artwork after Kuniyoshi's death. Included are gallery records, especialy documenting Kuniyoshi's dealings with the Downtown Gallery and Zabriskie Galleries; files regarding art dealers and collectors in both the United States and Japan; and other records of gifts, publication, sales, and special projects.
This series is arranged in alphabetical order.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. In some cases, publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
Appraisal of Yasuo Kuniyoshi Painting "Bananas and Plums"
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Authentication of Artwork
Benesse Collection
Card File Inventory of Etchings
Carnegie Institute
Conner-Rosencranz
Crane Kallman Gallery
Downtown Gallery, Artwork Labels
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Consignments and Sales
Downtown Gallery, Estate Records
Downtown Gallery, Gallery Closure and Auction
Downtown Gallery, Inventory Lists
Downtown Gallery, Miscellaneous
Downtown Gallery, Notebook of Sales
Franklin Riehlman (Allison Galleries)
Franklin Riehlman (Allison Galleries)
Franklin Riehlman (Allison Galleries)
Franklin Riehlman (Allison Galleries)
Fukutake Publishing
Fukutake Publishing
Fukutake Publishing
Fukutake Publishing
Fukutake Publishing
Gallery Nii, Osaka, Inventory Records
Gifts to Archives of American Art
Gift to Japanese American National Museum
Gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Gifts to Museum of Modern Art
Gifts to New York Artists Equity Association
Gifts to Whitney Museum of American Art
Gifts to Woodstock Artists Association
Gifts to Yasuo Kuniyoshi Museum
Gifts to Various Institutions
Howard Greenberg Gallery, Report on Funds and Sales
Jules Pascin Painting Valuation
Jules Pascin Painting Valuation
Lists of Artwork
Lists of Collectors and Museum Directors
Lists of Yasuo Kuniyoshi Studio Contents
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art Card File Inventory of Lithographs
Museum of Modern Art Card File Inventory of Lithographs
Museum of Modern Art Card File Inventory of Lithographs
Natenshi Gallery
Office of War Information Poster Project
Office of War Information Poster Project
Painting of Train Owned by Kuniyoshi
Paul Galleries, Inc. (Paul Watabe)
Paul Galleries Related News Clippings
Radio Broadcast, "Japan Against Japan"
Reproduction Requests
Requests from Japanese Publications
Requests from Japanese Publications
Requests from Japanese Television Productions
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc.
Sales of Photographs
Sales of Photographs
Slide Lists and Requests
Toho Art Corporation
Treasury Department War Bond Campaign
United Nations In America Dinner
VAGA Rights Administration
VAGA Rights Administration
William Pinckard Fine Prints
Woodstock Art Conference
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Fund, Inc.
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zabriskie Gallery
Zauho Press
Exhibition files include some material on exhibitions while Yasuo Kuniyoshi was alive, but most of the series consists of files created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi about exhibitions of Kuniyoshi's works after his death in 1953. Files may include exhibition checklists and planning documents, loan agreements, correspondence, photographs of the exhibition, and press materials.
Files are arranged chronologically by year of exhibition. Researchers should note that additional exhibition records may be found within Series 7: Printed Material.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Retrospective Exhibition, Whitney Museum of Art (1948)
Mainichi Press International Exhibition Series
Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, Japan (1954)
Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, Japan (1954)
Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, Japan (1954)
Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, Japan (1954)
Kuniyoshi Memorial Exhibition, Woodstock Art Gallery (1956)
Retrospective Exhibition, Boston University (1961)
Retrospective Exhibition, University of Florida (1969)
Retrospective Exhibition, University of Florida (1969)
Retrospective Exhibition, University of Florida (1969) Clippings
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Exhibition, Paul Gallery (1971)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Exhibition, Paul Gallery (1971)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Exhibition, Paul Gallery (1971) Poster
Drawings Exhibition, Travelling Across Japan (1980-1981)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Retrospective, Nippon Television Network (1989)
Retrospective Exhibition, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (1989)
Exhibition at Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo (1992-1993)
Found here are books, newspaper, and magazine clippings about Kuniyoshi and about World War II; exhibition catalogs and announcements; magazines; and miscellaneous event announcements, brochures, and bulletins. Researchers should note that additional printed material can be found within Series 8: Scrapbooks.
Printed materials are grouped together by type - such as books, clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, and magazines - and arranged chronologically within those groupings. The books, which are arranged alphabetically by title, are the exception.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates. A few of the shorter exhibition catalogs before 1945 have been digitized but, in most cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have only had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
Auction Catalogs
Book,
Book,
Book,
Book,
Clippings about Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Clippings about Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Clippings about Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Clippings about Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Clippings on World War II
Clippings on Various Subjects
Conference Report, "The Artist and the Museum"
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs and Announcements
Exhibition Catalogs (Photocopies)
Exhibition Catalogs (Photocopies)
Exhibition Catalogs for Other Artists
These exhibitions do not include work by Kuniyoshi.
Japanese Portfolio of Artwork Reproductions
Magazines,
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous
Magazines, Miscellaneous (Photocopies)
Museum and Gallery Publications
Museum and Gallery Publications
Newsletters and Bulletins
Postcards with Yasuo Kuniyoshi Artwork
Posters
Publications Regarding Copyright
Teaching and Workshops Printed Material
Miscellaneous Japanese Publications
Miscellaneous Printed Material
Four scrapbooks include press clippings, exhibition announcements, checklists, and a few catalogs. Three of the scrapbooks appear to have been compiled in chronological order from 1919 to 1951. The fourth scrapbook, which has been unbound, appears to have been created at a later date by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi.
The three chronologically arranged scrapbooks are at the beginning of the series, followed by the fourth scrapbook which is believed to have been created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi at a later date.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. In some cases, exhibition catalogs and other publications have had their covers, title pages, and relevant pages digitized.
Scrapbook 1 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 1 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 1 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 1 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 1 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 2
Scrapbook 3
Scrapbook 4 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 4 (Unbound)
Scrapbook 4 (Unbound)
Artwork consists of etchings, numerous sketches and drawings in graphite and ink, sketches painted onto clear acetate which Kuniyoshi used for catalogs, two zinc lithographic plates and their corresponding lithographic prints, and a sketchbook. Some of the drawings that Yasuo Kuniyoshi created for the Office of War Information during World War II are in this series. Also found are Christmas cards designed by Kuniyoshi. There is one folder of pencil sketches by unidentified artists.
The artwork is loosely grouped together by medium - etchings, graphite sketches and drawings, ink sketches and drawings, lithographic plates, etc. Most of the artwork is undated, so they have been given a broad date range.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages of the sketchbook and the two zinc lithographic plates and their corresponding prints.
Christmas Cards by Kuniyoshi
Etchings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Graphite Sketches and Drawings
Ink Sketches and Drawings
Ink Sketches and Drawings
Office of War Information Poster Designs
Paint Color Samples for House
Sketchbook
Sketches by Unidentified Artists
Stencils on Acetate
The material in this folder has not been digitized because of publication and reproduction restrictions.
Found here are photographs of Kuniyoshi in his studio, at various events and parties, teaching at Mills College and with his wife Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi. Numerous portraits of Kuniyoshi were taken by Konrad Cramer, Alfredo Valente, Peter A. Juley and Son, and others. Also found are photographs of artists, including Henry Mattson, Francis Criss, Julian Levi, Emil Ganso, Doris and Russell Lee, and others, taken by Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Of note are photographs of the Artists Equity Testimonial Dinner held in honor of Kuniyoshi's 1948 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art. There are miscellaneous photographs and slides of Kuniyoshi's artwork, which mostly consist of duplicates of artwork photographs that can be found in other folders in the series. One album consists of snapshots of drawings and sketches by Kuniyoshi at an unidentified location. Researchers should note that photographs of artwork by Kuniyoshi can be found in Series 11: Artwork Photograph Records.
Photographs of Yasuo Kuniyoshi are at the beginning of the series. The rest of the material is loosely arranged by subject, such as photographs of people, events, artwork, and places.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank versos of photographs and duplicates.
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Portraits of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi in His Studio
Yasuo Kuniyoshi in His Studio
Yasuo Kuniyoshi in His Studio
Snapshots of Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Parties and Special Events
Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Parties and Special Events
Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Parties and Special Events
Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Whitney Museum Dinner
Yasuo Kuniyoshi at Whitney Museum Dinner
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Teaching
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Near Death
Yasuo Kuniyoshi with Others
Yasuo Kuniyoshi with Others
Yasuo Kuniyoshi with Others at Unidentified Event
Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Family Members (Framed Photograph)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi's Family Member (Framed Photograph)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Katherine Schmidt
Yasuo and Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi
Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi
Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi Photographs
Artists Photographed by Kuniyoshi
Other People Not Including Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Includes photographs of Dick Florsheim, Rico Lebrun, Raphael Soyer, and many others.
Unidentified People in Costume
Exhibition Installations
Exhibition Installations
Whitney Museum Exhibition Installation
Okayama Center Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Kazuo Sakata Joint Exhibition (Undated) and Paul Gallery Exhibition (1973)
Norton Gallery Exhibition Installation Slides
New York Radio City Mural
Contact Sheets of Various People and Places
Slides of Photography by Kuniyoshi
Yasuo Kuniyoshi Studio Slides
Woodstock House Slides
Woodstock House Snapshots
Woodstock House Snapshots
Waverly Place, New York Apartment Snapshots
Living Room in Unidentified Location
Sara Kuniyoshi's Paris and Italy Trip Slides
Sara Kuniyoshi's Mexico Trip Slides
Sara Kuniyoshi's Travel Contact Sheets and Negatives
Artwork by Others
Artwork by Others
Artwork Depicting Kuniyoshi
Miscellaneous Photographs
Miscellaneous Photograph Inventories and Notes
Artwork photograph records were created by Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi to document works of art created by her husband. Files mostly include photographs of artwork with annotations regarding title, date, sale, and provenance. Some files also include correspondence regarding the exhibition, sale, or authentication of specific works of art, notes by Sara Kuniyoshi, exhibition history, and published reproductions. There are also miscellaneous photographs and slides of artwork which mostly consist of duplicates of artwork that can be found in the rest of the series.
Files are arranged based on Sara Mazo Kuniyoshi's original order. Miscellaneous photographs of artwork that arrived as part of a 2018 addition to the papers are grouped together at the end of the series and mostly consist of duplicates of art photographs that can be found in other folders throughout this series.
The bulk of this series has been digitized. Materials which have not been digitized include blank pages, blank versos of photographs, and duplicates.
Casein and Gouache Paintings, A-B
Casein and Gouache Paintings, C
Casein and Gouache Paintings, D
Casein and Gouache Paintings, E-G
Casein and Gouache Paintings, H-M
Casein and Gouache Paintings, P-S
Casein and Gouache Paintings, T-Y
Drawings, A-B
Drawings, C
Drawings, D-E
Drawings, F-G
Drawings, H-L
Drawings, M-Q
Drawings, R-S
Drawing, "Reclining Nude"
Drawings, T-Y
Drawings Authenticated
Drawings Authenticated
Drawings Authenticated
Drawings, Miscellaneous
Drawings, Miscellaneous
Ink Drawings, Miscellaneous
Ink Drawings, Miscellaneous
Lithographs Checklist
Lithographs Miscellaneous
Lithographs Photographs
Lithographs Photographs
Album of Miscellaneous Artwork Snapshots (Unbound)
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Photographs of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Slides and Negatives of Artwork, Miscellaneous
Reproductions of Artwork "Not in Files"
Glass Plate Negatives of Photographs of Artwork