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[Doktoru Akimoto Kensuke, 60 sai]
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 number97.106.2M
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, Kensuke Akimoto and Manosuke Takakuma, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Dr. Kensuke Akimoto, age 60, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Turned slightly to the right, Akimoto looks to the right of viewer. He has a receding hairline and wears round-rimmed glasses, a jacket and tie
Right portrait of Manosuke Takakuma, a 60 year-old pharmacist of Aiea, Hawaii, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Looking to the left of viewer, Takakuma wears a diamond-patterned tie and suspenders.
Left portrait of Dr. Kensuke Akimoto, age 60, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Turned slightly to the right, Akimoto looks to the right of viewer. He has a receding hairline and wears round-rimmed glasses, a jacket and tie
Right portrait of Manosuke Takakuma, a 60 year-old pharmacist of Aiea, Hawaii, originally from Yamaguchi, Japan. Looking to the left of viewer, Takakuma wears a diamond-patterned tie and suspenders.