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[Hideo Hama, 42 sai]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942
Mediumink, paper, laminate
DimensionsH: 6 in, W: 9.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2AC
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.75 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Hideo Hama and Shogo Miwa, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on August 28, 1942 and August 5, 1942, respectively. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Hideo Hama, a 42 year-old Judo instructor of Alaska (Seattle), originally from Okayama, Japan and was captain of block 8. Hama looks directly at the viewer. He is dressed in a button-down shirt and has closely cropped hair. He has a mustache and glasses. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Shogo (?) Miwa, age 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan and was captain of block 6. Miwa has a crew cut, long on top, and round-rimmed glasses. He wears a button-down shirt and looks to the left of the viewer. Visible from the shoulders up.
Left portrait of Hideo Hama, a 42 year-old Judo instructor of Alaska (Seattle), originally from Okayama, Japan and was captain of block 8. Hama looks directly at the viewer. He is dressed in a button-down shirt and has closely cropped hair. He has a mustache and glasses. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Shogo (?) Miwa, age 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan and was captain of block 6. Miwa has a crew cut, long on top, and round-rimmed glasses. He wears a button-down shirt and looks to the left of the viewer. Visible from the shoulders up.