Benji Okubo

Benji Okubo
Okubo in 1928
Born(1904-10-27)October 27, 1904
DiedApril 15, 1975(1975-04-15) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality
  • American
  • Japanese
Alma mater
Known forPainting, landscape design
SpouseChisato Takashima Okubo
Parents
  • Tometsugu "Frank" Okubo (father)
  • Miejoko Kato (mother)
RelativesMiné Okubo (sister)

Benji Okubo (October 27, 1904  April 15, 1975) was an American-Japanese oil and watercolor painter, teacher, and landscape designer. He mainly focused on his landscape paintings which he was most accomplished in. He was born and raised in Riverside, California. He was the eldest of the seven children of Tometsugu "Frank" Okubo and Miejoko Kato. Artist Miné Okubo was his sister.