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[Kanno Kanshichi, 37 sai, 3-21-43]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1943
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 number97.106.2CQ
Description2 drawings on paper, lamintated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4.125 x 2.75 in., right image 4.125 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Kanshichi Kanno and Kotaro Nakamura, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexcio on March 21, 1943. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Kanshichi Kanno, 67 year-old railroad worker of Seattle, Washington, originally from Fukushima, Japan. Kanno faces the viewer dressed in a vest and button-down shirt. His hair is cropped above his ears and his brow is lined. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Ryotaro Nakamura, 64 year-old jewelry manufacturer, originally from Oita, Japan. White-haired Nakamura faces the viewer wearing a jacket over a button-down shirt. He has a receding hairline above a lined brow. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Kanshichi Kanno, 67 year-old railroad worker of Seattle, Washington, originally from Fukushima, Japan. Kanno faces the viewer dressed in a vest and button-down shirt. His hair is cropped above his ears and his brow is lined. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Ryotaro Nakamura, 64 year-old jewelry manufacturer, originally from Oita, Japan. White-haired Nakamura faces the viewer wearing a jacket over a button-down shirt. He has a receding hairline above a lined brow. Visible from shoulders up.