Doris Ota Saito

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. ^ a b "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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