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[House captain taking roll for curfew, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
[House captain taking roll for curfew, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
[House captain taking roll for curfew, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]

[House captain taking roll for curfew, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]

Maker (1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 10 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.60
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 10 x 14.5 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with filpped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, sticks her tongue out at the barrack's house captain who made twice daily checks on other inmates at Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Dressed in cross-patterned top, Mine sits on bench at table at right, turning to stick out her tongue at a man in a hat and vest holding a pen and paper at left. Wooden walls directly behind them. Mine appears to have been painting as she holds a brush in her proper right hand. Partial view of exterior visible behind man.
Copyright JANM
Henry Sugimoto
1955-1975

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