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[Kurakake Jitsuichi, 60 sai]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942
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 number97.106.2AG
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4 x 3 in., right image 4 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Jitsuichi Kurakake and M. Hyodo, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico, ca. July 30, 1942. Both drawings have black double-line borders.
Left portrait of Jitsuichi Kurakake, 60-year-old Kaimuki Japanese language school principal in Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Kurakake looks directly at the viewer through glasses. He has a very small mustache and his hair is combed back.
Right portrait of M. Hyodo, 37-year-old camera store worker in Santa Barbara, California, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in a button-down shirt, Hyodo looks to the left of viewer. He has a mustache and his forelock is wavy.
Left portrait of Jitsuichi Kurakake, 60-year-old Kaimuki Japanese language school principal in Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Kurakake looks directly at the viewer through glasses. He has a very small mustache and his hair is combed back.
Right portrait of M. Hyodo, 37-year-old camera store worker in Santa Barbara, California, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in a button-down shirt, Hyodo looks to the left of viewer. He has a mustache and his forelock is wavy.