Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata
name: label: Creator
content: Barnet, Ruth G., 1918-2018
label: Names
content: Obata, Chiura
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art teachers -- California -- Berkeley
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- California -- Berkeley
label: Occupation
content: Landscape painters -- California
label: Topic
content: Asian American artists
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata were donated to the Archives of American Art by Elna Hunter, Ruth Barnet's daughter, in 2022.
creator: label: Creator
content: Barnet, Ruth G., 1918-2018
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content: Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of artist and teacher Ruth G. Barnet with material related to Japanese American painter and educator Chiura Obata measure 0.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1950-1968. This small collection includes New Year's cards illustrated by Chiura Obata, Ruth Barnet's notes and watercolor studies executed under Obata's supervision during classes, sumi (Japanese ink) and watercolor paint sketches by Obata that he used for painting class demonstrations, and a small amount of printed material on Obata.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Ruth G. Barnet (1918-2018) was an artist and teacher in Berkeley, California. Barnet studied with Japanese American landscape painter Chiura Obata (1885-1975) at University of California, Berkeley. Barnet is author of Free Brush Designing (1955), an instructional book influenced by her lessons learned from Obata.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1950-1968
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.barnruth
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.

Series 1: Ruth G. Barnet material related to Chiura Obata, circa 1950-1968 (0.5 linear feet; Box 1, OVs 2-4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, prepared for digitization, and described in a finding aid by Rihoko Ueno in 2023 with funding provided by The Walton Family Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection was fully digitized in 2023 and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of artist and teacher Ruth G. Barnet with material related to Japanese American painter and educator Chiura Obata measure 0.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1950-1968. This small collection includes New Year's cards illustrated by Chiura Obata, Ruth Barnet's notes and watercolor studies executed under Obata's supervision during classes, sumi (Japanese ink) and watercolor paint sketches by Obata that he used for painting class demonstrations, and a small amount of printed material on Obata.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Chiura Obata papers, 1891-2000.