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[Shigenaga Shigeo, 41 sai]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1943
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 number97.106.2BU
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, Shigeo Shigenaga and Usaburo Katamoto, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Shigeo Shigenaga, 41 year-old Venice Cafe owner of Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Shigenaga has a full mustache and beard and looks to left of viewer. He is dressed in a dark button-down shirt and a strand of hair falls on his forehead. Visible from shoulders up. ,
Right portrait of Usaburo Kishimoto, a shipbuilder originally from Ehime, Japan. Turned to the left, Kishimoto looks to left edge. He has a mustache and his hair is combed back. He wears a dark button-down shirt. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Shigeo Shigenaga, 41 year-old Venice Cafe owner of Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Shigenaga has a full mustache and beard and looks to left of viewer. He is dressed in a dark button-down shirt and a strand of hair falls on his forehead. Visible from shoulders up. ,
Right portrait of Usaburo Kishimoto, a shipbuilder originally from Ehime, Japan. Turned to the left, Kishimoto looks to left edge. He has a mustache and his hair is combed back. He wears a dark button-down shirt. Visible from shoulders up.