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White heat
Maker
Hisako Hibi
(Japanese American, 1907 - 1991)
Date1943
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 16 in, W: 20 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number96.601.10
DescriptionUnframed, stretched canvas.; Image in white, black and grey hues of a utility pole in front of a row of four snow covered barracks at Topaz concentration camp, Topaz, Utah. Lone utility pole stand in foreground left with shadow extending to bottom edge. Two figures at midground, one at far left, the other at far right. Barracks create horizon line. Smoke rises from smokestack of barracks at right. Signed on lower right, "Hisako Hibi / June 1943."
Written on verso, "White Heat June 1943"
Written on verso, "White Heat June 1943"