Takeo Takei, Aruki Taro and Japanese Children's Literature Illustration

Join San Diego State University librarian Linda Salem for an informative presentation on pioneering Japanese children’s picture book author and illustrator Takeo Takei. Few of Takei’s children’s works are in translation, with little published about him and his work outside of Japan. This presentation will include an introduction to Takei’s wonderful work, a history of Japanese illustration, and his connection to well-known San Diego children librarian Clara Breed who collected his work. This will be a unique opportunity and a rare and special treat for all attendees. 

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Linda Salem curates the children's literature collections at San Diego State University Library, where she also curates the Edward Gorey Personal Library. She is co-director of The Children's Literature Society. She is co-editor of Frontiers in American Children's Literature (2016), and author of Children's Literature Studies. Cases and Discussions (2004). She has a Specialist Certificate in Illustration from the University of Virginia's Rare Book School.

This conversation is part of the program series The Rebellious Miss Breed: San Diego Public Library and the Japanese American Incarceration.
This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a partner of the NEH. Visit calhum.org.