Nakashima, George, 1905-1990

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From the description of Reminiscences of George Nakashima : oral history, 1986. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481676

Architect, craftsman, woodworker, furniture designer; New Hope, Pa.; d. 1990.

Nakashima was trained as an architect, and while working in the Japanese office of architect Antonin Raymond, studied the Japanese techniques of carpentry. From 1937-1939, he lived in India and studied under Sri Aurobindo.

From the description of George Nakashima papers, 1950-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83271765

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Marshall Reisman papers concerning George Nakashima Archives of American Art
creatorOf NAKASHIMA, GEORGE. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Papers of George Wald, 1927-1996 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Nakashima, George, 1905- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Herbert Matter papers, ca. 1937-1984 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Nakashima, George. Reminiscences of George Nakashima : oral history, 1986. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Ben Shahn papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Ben Shahn papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf George Nakashima papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. Herbert Matter papers, circa 1937-1984. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Marshall Reisman papers concerning George Nakashima Archives of American Art
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associatedWith American Craft Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Ghose, Aurobindo, 1872-1950. person
associatedWith Massachusetts Institute of Technology. corporateBody
associatedWith Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984. person
associatedWith Merchant, Vasant. person
associatedWith Polsky, Richard M., person
associatedWith Reisman, Marshall person
associatedWith Reisman, Marshall, 1914-2009. person
associatedWith Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969. person
correspondedWith Wald, George. person
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Pennsylvania--New Hope
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Architect-designed furniture
Artisans
Asian American architects
Asian American artists
Decorative art
Furniture designers
Furniture making
Handicraft
Woodwork
Woodworkers
Woodworkers
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Birth 1905-05-24

Death 1990-06-15

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