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Community Enterprise
Maker
Ishigo, Estelle
(1899 - 1990)
Date1943
Mediumink, pencil, paper, cardboard
DimensionsH: 4 in, W: 5.25 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.11
Description1 drawing on paper mounted on cardboard : pen ink over pencil ; cardboard support 4 x 5.25 in.;Ink drawing of five boys in a co-op in a United States concentration camp. Four boys stand at counter with backs to the viewer as a woman near register helps them. Fifth boy with earmuffs stands behind them facing a furnace on right. Goods for purchase are stacked on shelves behind counter. Ink drawn over pencil sketch. Pencil line border. Taped to carboard.
Watanabe, Gunji
ca. 1936-1937