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[Couple apprehended by samurai and two men in Kabuki play, Rohwer, Arkansas]
Maker
Muramoto, Walter
Date1942-1945
DimensionsH: 4.75 in, W: 6.875 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of the Walter Muramoto Family
Object number97.292.4AG
Description1 photographic print : b&w;In Japanese costume, a couple is apprehended by a samurai and two men during a Kabuki performace in Rohwer concentration camp, Rohwer, Arkansas, 1942-1945. Two men in kimono and headcloths grab man in kimono, leggings, wig and makeup seated on ground at L; man holds bamboo stick in proper L hand as he points toward woman. Samurai in kimono, striped hakama, swords, wig and makeup grabs the proper L arm of resisting woman at R. Woman wears dark kimono with light-colored bodice, wig and makeup. Microphone on stage, C. Teapot hangs from a tripod near fence. Mount Fuji on backdrop behind torn screen in background. Two footlights in foreground. Slightly blurred.
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Muramoto, Walter
1942-1945
Muramoto, Walter
1942-1945
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