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[Maehokama Shobun, 36 sai, 9-26-42]
[Maehokama Shobun, 36 sai, 9-26-42]
[Maehokama Shobun, 36 sai, 9-26-42]

[Maehokama Shobun, 36 sai, 9-26-42]

Maker (1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1943
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 number97.106.2CK
Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4 x 2.75 in., right image 4 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Shobun Maehokama and Ushimoji, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on September 26, 1942 and March 21, 1943, respectively. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Shobun Maehokama, 36 year-old Judo instructor and bonesetter in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, originally from Okinawa. Maehokama looks directly at the viewer through hexagonal shaped glasses. He has a square jaw and a receding hairline. He is dressed in a button-down shirt. Balck ink stain top right edge.
Right portrait of Ushimoji, 34 year-old fisherman, originally from Wakayama, Japan. Ushimoji is turned slightly to the left and looks to left. Dressed in a henley shirt, he has short hair and an unlined face.
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