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Distant View of Old Mission in Carmel
Maker
Henry Sugimoto
(American, 1900 - 1990)
Date1939
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 26.75 in, W: 32.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum
Object number92.97.52
DescriptionStretched and framed painting. View of the Pacific Ocean behind the Mission San Carlos Borromeo complex, also known as the Carmel Mission, with a stretch of sandy beach at mid-left and small hills at center-right in between. A fence runs in front of the Mission structure, with a smaller fence behind the structure at left. A mountain appears across the water in the background. The Mission has red roofs and a red domed bell tower. Sky is dark and cloudy.
Honda, William Minoru
1935-1936
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ca. 1939-1941
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