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At Santa Fe, 6-20-43
At Santa Fe, 6-20-43
At Santa Fe, 6-20-43

At Santa Fe, 6-20-43

Maker (1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1943
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.5 in, W: 6 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.1BT
Description2 drawings on paper (1 sheet) : ink ; top image 4.5 x 6 in., bottom image 5 x 6 in., on sheet 9.5 x 6 in.;Ink drawings of men seated on beds, playing games at Santa Fe, Arizona camp, some identified by inscriptions.
Top image of four men seated on beds in barracks on June 20, 1943 ; two men in foreground sit facing each other across a board game on a bed ; man on right is smoking and has a cup in front of him ; two men in background sit before a window, a door, and what appears to be a small Japanese flag and an altar on a shelf.
Bottom image of two men, Mr. Y. Hata and Mr. E. Ochiai, playing a board game while a third man, Mr. K. Yamahara, looks over the latter's shoulder on October 15, 1943, 8:45 P.M. ; Hata has his back to viewer while facing other two.
Drawing 97.106.1BS on recto of same sheet.

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