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[Honolulu merchant, age 53]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1943
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 number97.106.2AE
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.75 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, including Matsumoto Yozaemon, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of a 53 year-old Honolulu, Hawaii merchant originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Three-quarter view of a thin, balding man in a button-down shirt looking toward the right. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Yozaemon Matsumoto, a 50 year-old Honolulu, Hawaii resident originally from Fukushima, Japan. Dressed in button down shirt and glasses. Hair is parted on his proper left. He looks to left of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of a 53 year-old Honolulu, Hawaii merchant originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Three-quarter view of a thin, balding man in a button-down shirt looking toward the right. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Yozaemon Matsumoto, a 50 year-old Honolulu, Hawaii resident originally from Fukushima, Japan. Dressed in button down shirt and glasses. Hair is parted on his proper left. He looks to left of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.