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[Morihara Yusaku, 7-29-42]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(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 number97.106.2AM
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4.125 x 3 in., right image 4.125 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Yusaku Morihara and Ichiju Kinoshita, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico, July 24, 1942 and July 31, 1942, respectively. Both drawings have double black line borders.
Left portrait of Yusaku Morihara, a shop owner in Hononaunau, Hawaii, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Morihara wears a shirt under a button-down shirt and faces the viewer as he looks to the left. He has a mustache and curling hair on top. Horizontal lines in background. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Kazuji Kinoshita, a farmer in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Kinoshita wears a button-down shirt buttoned at top. He has a crewcut and eyes are downcast in a narrow face. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Yusaku Morihara, a shop owner in Hononaunau, Hawaii, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Morihara wears a shirt under a button-down shirt and faces the viewer as he looks to the left. He has a mustache and curling hair on top. Horizontal lines in background. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Kazuji Kinoshita, a farmer in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Kinoshita wears a button-down shirt buttoned at top. He has a crewcut and eyes are downcast in a narrow face. Visible from shoulders up.