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[Tamigawa Tamazo, 69, 10-1-42]
[Tamigawa Tamazo, 69, 10-1-42]
[Tamigawa Tamazo, 69, 10-1-42]

[Tamigawa Tamazo, 69, 10-1-42]

Maker (1907 - 1985)
Date1942
Mediumink, paper, laminate
DimensionsH: 6 in, W: 9.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2BA
Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image;Ink portraits of two men, Tamazo Tanigawa and Hideo Tanaka, at Lordsburg, N.M. on October 1, 1942 and October 18, 1942, respectively. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Tamazo Tanigawa, age 69, of Sacramento, California and Tokyo, Japan, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Tanigawa is turned three-quarter view facing right. He has a strong chin and short hair parted on proper right. Visible from the shoulders up. Black ink smear at top.
Right portrait of Hideo Tanaka, 40 year-old who worked for Hawaii Hochi newspaper in Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Fukuoka, Japan. Dressed in military uniform, Tanaka is turned to the left, gazing away from viewer. He has a mustache and is parted on proper left. Visible from shoulders up.

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