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Gangs of boys
Gangs of boys
Gangs of boys

Gangs of boys

Maker (1899 - 1990)
Date1942-1945
Mediumpencil, paper
DimensionsH: 5 in, W: 8 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.8S
Description1 drawing on paper ; 5 x 8 in.;Pencil drawing of eleven boys hanging out near barracks. Two boys wrestle, right foreground, on dirt while one boy on plank sidewalk pretends to aim a rifle at them ; another boy looks over his shoulder at them. Behind them, seven older boys stand talking. Faces of boys not defined. Wooden structure and sidewalk on left ; barracks with porches, right ; fence and mountain visible in background. Fine line border.

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