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Morning
Morning
Morning

Morning

Maker (Japanese American, 1907 - 1991)
Date1942
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 22 in, W: 26 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number96.601.8
DescriptionRed and brown painting with a mountain and barracks in the background. In the foreground is a water tower and rows of workers walking down a road. Signed on lower right, "Hisako Hibi / Sep 1942."

Written on verso, "When we were sent there many barracks were still under construction. The workers rigidly marched in the morning and likewise marched out in the evening."
Copyright JANM
Hisako Hibi
1942-1945

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