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8 A.M.
Maker
Ishigo, Estelle
(1899 - 1990)
Date1942-1945
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 5 in, W: 8 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.27B
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; 5 x 8 in.;Black pen drawing of barracks interior at 8 a.m. in United States concentration camp. Woman seated in chair sips from a cup while propping her feet on a low table covered with objects including a pot on a hotplate plugged into overhead light. A curtain hangs behind her, floor to ceiling with a sign "Private Keep Out." One shoe next to table in foreground ; its mate and another pair of shoes sit at the foot of a cot next to a bed where someone is sleeping on right side. In background right, above bed is a sign "Silence" ; a dog sleeps curled up on another bed, back center. Lines indicate plank flooring. Water stain left where woman is sitting. Same content as 94.195.29M.