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Kusuma Shoichi
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1943
Mediumink, paper, tape
DimensionsH: 9.5 in, W: 6 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2DV
Description3 drawings on paper (1 sheet) : ink ; 9.5 x 6 in.;Ink rough portrait sketches of two men in suits and hats identified by inscription, Shoichi Kusuma and Sukenoshin Nakano, and two scenes of the "colored waiting room" at a train station in Amarillo, Texas on the way to Jerome camp in Denson, Arkansas.
Top left portrait of Shoichi Kusuma, a round-faced man wearing a hat and a jacket over a shirt open at the neck. Kusuma has droopy eyes. Visible from chest up.
Top right portrait of Sukenoshin Nakano, a mustached man in hat, suit and tie. Visible from chest up.
Middle drawing of waiting room with eight people depicts five people seated on a bench with backs to viewer, one man in profile at left and two men standing in background with backs to viewer, one is in overalls.
Bottom drawing of waiting room with six people depicts three men in hats seated on a bench in profile on right, another man with back to viewer turns and leans his arm over back of bench from the other side. A military officer and another person in a hat on left visible from shoulders up. Man in foreground has a mustache and glasses.
Drawing 97.106.2DU on recto of same sheet.
Top left portrait of Shoichi Kusuma, a round-faced man wearing a hat and a jacket over a shirt open at the neck. Kusuma has droopy eyes. Visible from chest up.
Top right portrait of Sukenoshin Nakano, a mustached man in hat, suit and tie. Visible from chest up.
Middle drawing of waiting room with eight people depicts five people seated on a bench with backs to viewer, one man in profile at left and two men standing in background with backs to viewer, one is in overalls.
Bottom drawing of waiting room with six people depicts three men in hats seated on a bench in profile on right, another man with back to viewer turns and leans his arm over back of bench from the other side. A military officer and another person in a hat on left visible from shoulders up. Man in foreground has a mustache and glasses.
Drawing 97.106.2DU on recto of same sheet.
