Biographical Material
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hibi, Hisako, 1907-1991
label: Collection Creator
content: Hibi, Matsusaburo George, 1886-1947
setName: label: See more items in
content: Hisako Hibi and Matsusaburo "George" Hibi papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Linear feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1906-circa 2020
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hibihisa, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The bulk of the materials in this series have been digitized, except for duplicates.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consists of a material on both Hisako and Matsusaburo "George" Hibi, though the bulk of the material is related to Hisako.  Materials included herein are their marriage license, Matsusaburo George's Japanese passport, short biographical profiles on both artists, transcripts of interviews with Hisako Hibi, assorted writings in English and Japanese, membership cards, and condition reports on a few of Hisako Hibi's paintings. Also noteworthy are a few subject files compiled by Hisako Hibi related to the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. Most of the material is related to the art schools established by Matsusaburo "George" Hibi and fellow Japanese American artist Chiura Obata while they were inside Tanforan and Topaz incarceration camps.