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painting

Object Namepainting

Mediumoil, paper

DimensionsH: 13.5 in, W: 9.5 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Nelson Kawano

Object number2007.4.7

DescriptionFramed painting of a boy walking hunched forward in the snow and wind at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Three barracks are on the left and a tall telephone pole is in the right foreground. In the distance is a shadowy guard tower. Snow drifts fill the sky. The boy is dressed in black pants, jacket and cap with a red scarf around the neck. The lower left corner is written "Heart Mt. Wyo." in white paint. The lower right has a red hanko stamp and black Japanese characters (artist name Seifu Miyauchi). The frame is black painted wood with an inside edge in black and gold Greek design. The back of the frame is covered with paper and has two metal eyelit holes with wire attached horizontally. A bronze sticker is affixed on the back with a mountain/lake scene and "DELANO" , 415 S. Main St., Los Angeles. Frame has glass front.