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- ↑ "Noted Marin Painter Arthur Okamura Dies Suddenly at 77", Hokubei.com, July 17, 2009, archived from the original on December 7, 2019
- ↑ Robert Creeley biography at bigbridge.org
- ↑ Sangha News
- ↑ "Arthur Okamura, Bolinas artist and teacher, dies at 77" Contra Costa Times, july 11 2009 Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Braunstein/Quay Gallery artist biography with exhibition list Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ exhibition catalog
- ↑ Thompson, Peter, ed.; "John Rosenbaum and Arthur Okamura" Catalogue, The Civic Arts Gallery, May 21-June 28, 1975
- ↑ biographical information on Okamura/Creeley [ permanent dead link ]
