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[Pvt Melbem Bishop, 10-8--42]
[Pvt Melbem Bishop, 10-8--42]
[Pvt Melbem Bishop, 10-8--42]

[Pvt Melbem Bishop, 10-8--42]

Maker (1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1945
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 number97.106.2DK
Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 3 in., right image 3.875 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two caucasian men, Melbern Bishop and Allen L. Bonner, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on October 8, 1942. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Melbern Bishop, United States Army Private, Quartermaster detachment from Oluster, Oklahoma. Bishop gazes directly at viewer. He has a square jaw, short, wavy hair combed back, and wears a button-down shirt with pockets open at neck. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Allen L. Bonner, Unitde States Army Sergeant, Medical department of Gilmer, Texas. Bonner is turned to the left and looks to the left of the viewer. His hair is combed to the proper left. He wears a button-down shirt with pockets. Visible from shoulders up.
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