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[Mihara Genji, 52]
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 number97.106.2BO
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.75 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Yaeju Sugimachi and Genji Mihara, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico, ca. August 6, 1942. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Yaeju Sugimachi, age 42, originally from Hokkaido, Japan. Dressed in a dark button-down shirt and goatee, Sugimachi is turned slightly to the right. Visible from the shoulders up.
Right portrait of Genji Mihara, age 52, originally from Shimane, Japan. Mihara wears a button-down shirt and suspenders. He looks to the right of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Yaeju Sugimachi, age 42, originally from Hokkaido, Japan. Dressed in a dark button-down shirt and goatee, Sugimachi is turned slightly to the right. Visible from the shoulders up.
Right portrait of Genji Mihara, age 52, originally from Shimane, Japan. Mihara wears a button-down shirt and suspenders. He looks to the right of viewer. Visible from shoulders up.