Marty Gross interviews with Mihoko Okamura, July 29, 2013
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Summary
- Creator:
- Okamura, Mihoko, 1935-
Gross, Marty
Marty Gross Film Productions - Abstract:
- Seven interviews with Mihoko Okamura, an assistant to D.T. Suzuki, conducted by Marty Gross in 2013.
- Extent:
- 145 Gigabytes (Seven video files)
- Language:
- Materials in English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.13052
Background
- Scope and content:
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Seven edited video interviews with Mihoko Okamura from 2013, produced by Marty Gross. The interviews were recorded at Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Museum in Kyoto, Japan. Interview topics include Okamura's meeting D.T. Suzuki; Mingei founder Yanagi Muneyoshi before the Mingei movement; Yanagi Muneyoshi and the Mingei concept of beauty; the relationship between D.T. Suzuki and Yanagi Muneyoshi; the translation of Yanagi's The Unknown Craftsman and The Dharma Gate of Beauty; Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach; the concepts of jiriki and tariki. In English with Japanese subtitles.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mihoko Okamura, who was born and raised in the United States, was a student, assistant, secretary, and confidant of D.T. Suzuki from the early 1950s until Suzuki's death in 1966. Following Suzuki's passing, Ms. Okamura taught at Otani University, worked for the Japan Foundation, and served on the board of trustees for the Japan Folk Crafts Museum. She also lectured widely in Japan about Suzuki's life, Zen Buddhism, folk crafts, and traditional Japanese arts. Ms. Okamura was the co-author, with Ueda Shizuteru, of several books, some illustrated with numerous photographs she took, concerning her life and travels with Suzuki and his teachings. -- Richard Jaffe, Obituary for Mihoko Okamura-Bekku (1935-2023), https://networks.h-net.org/node/6060/discussions/12888354/passing-ms-mihoko-okamura-bekku-1935-2023 (accessed 2024-01-31).
Marty Gross (born May 28, 1948) is a Canadian consulting producer for companies based in North America, Europe and Asia, with focus on Japanese art, film, theatre and crafts. His company, Marty Gross Film Productions, Inc. was founded in 1975. -- Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Gross (accessed 2024-01-31).
- Acquisition information:
- The Marty Gross interviews with Mihoko Okamura were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2023.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Craig Breaden, February 2024.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2023-0209
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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