Topaz Toddler Art

The Topaz Toddler Project

In 1945 a few scrapbooks of art by Topaz preschoolers were presented to Tomiko Takahashi Sasaki, the Supervisor of Topaz Preschools, by teacher Alice Okita Abe. The scrapbooks were carefully packed away and rediscovered 70 years later. Today, the Topaz Toddler Project is tracking down “Toddlers” to hear their stories and reunite them with their art.

Help us reunite Topaz Toddlers with their works of art! The collection of paintings, drawings, and artwork from Preschools A, B, C, D and Pre-Kindergarten contains pieces by toddlers born between 1939-1943. To date, we have found 28 of the “toddlers,” but are still looking for 43. 

If you are one of these toddler artists or know how to contact them, we would love to hear from you!

Contact Dana at shew@sonoma.edu or 818-601-9044

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