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Kenichi Maehara, age 62, H.Nat.Park, Hawaii, 7-28-42
Maker
Hoshida, George
(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 number97.106.2AO
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4.5 x 3 in., right image 4.5 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Kenichi Maehara (frontal) and Kinzaemon Odachi (three-quarters view). Both drawings have double black line borders.
Left portrait of Kenichi Maehara, a 62 year-old photographer of Hawaii National Park, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Maehara looks directly at viewer through round-rimmed glasses. Dressed in a collared shirt, he has a strong jaw and receding hairline. Vertical lines in background. Visible from shoulders up. Black mark outside of border, upper right edge.
Right portrait of Kinzaemon Odachi, 54 year-old President of Tenrikyo in Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Kagoshima, Japan. Turned to the left, Odachi looks to left edge. He has a mustache and hair is parted on proper left. He wears an uncollared shirt. Vertical lines in background. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Kenichi Maehara, a 62 year-old photographer of Hawaii National Park, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Maehara looks directly at viewer through round-rimmed glasses. Dressed in a collared shirt, he has a strong jaw and receding hairline. Vertical lines in background. Visible from shoulders up. Black mark outside of border, upper right edge.
Right portrait of Kinzaemon Odachi, 54 year-old President of Tenrikyo in Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Kagoshima, Japan. Turned to the left, Odachi looks to left edge. He has a mustache and hair is parted on proper left. He wears an uncollared shirt. Vertical lines in background. Visible from shoulders up.