Doris Ota Saito

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An illustration created by Saito during her time in Heart Mountain Relocation Center. Doris Ota Saito Terry towel, hooded.jpg
An illustration created by Saito during her time in Heart Mountain Relocation Center.

Doris Ota Saito (1923-2008) [1] [2] is a Japanese American artist. From 1942 to 1946, Saito created fashion illustrations featured in the Doris & Carl Saito Collection during her time spent at Heart Mountain Relocation Center. [3] [4] Her works show different styles of dress such as sportswear and formal attire in a multitude of mediums including chalk, paint, and pen. [5]

After World War II, Ota married Carl Saito and resided in Arvada, Colorado until her death on November 17, 2008. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Japanese American Internee Data File: Doris Ota". National Archives and Records Administration . Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Doris Kiyeko Saito Obituary". The Denver Post. November 30, 2008. pp. 10b. Retrieved 28 Feb 2025.
  3. ↑ "Doris & Carl Saito Collection". Densho Digital Repository.
  4. ↑ Wallace, Nina (2019-01-16). "Japanese American Artists Behind Barbed Wire". Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Zoe (April 2023). "The Emergence of Japanese Americans in Fashion: The Triumphs and Legacies of Forgotten Designers, 1939-1965". FIT Institutional Repository.

All objects in the Doris & Carl Saito Collection

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