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Maker
Ishigo, Estelle
(1899 - 1990)
Date1943
Mediumpencil, paper
DimensionsH: 5 in, W: 7.875 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.24C
DescriptionPencil drawing of people waiting to be served food in mess hall cafeteria by kitchen workers behind counter within fine line rectangular border. Behind counter on left, a man wearing glasses, hat and apron scoops food onto a plate from a pot next to him ; woman in apron next to him pulls dishes from a stack beside her and places them on counter for him to fill. Across the counter a boy at front of line holds plate of food in his left hand and picks an apple from a bowl on counter with his right ; an elderly woman in bonnet, younger woman, elderly man, and woman carrying child stand in line behind boy. Doorway and window in background center ; pot and hanging ladles background left. Three curling strips of flypaper hang from ceiling. Similar to 94.195.22 and 94.195.24E.;1 drawing on paper ; image 4 x 6.875 in., on sheet 5 x 8.75 in.
Muramoto, Walter
1942-1945
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1930-1949
Watanabe, Gunji
ca. 1936-1937
Muramoto, Walter
1942-1945
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