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With mother
Maker
Hisako Hibi
(Japanese American, 1907 - 1991)
Date1944
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 16 in, W: 20 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number96.601.35
DescriptionUnframed, stretched canvas. Image of a woman and child holding hands as they walk in open area against backdrop of barracks and snow covered mountains at Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Mother and child walk in profile toward right. A solitary barren tree stands at midground right. Row of barracks in background; snow capped mountains rise in background. Signed on lower left corner, "Hisako Hibi / Feb 1944."