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[Mine and Toku preparing for departure, Berkeley, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.22
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, prepares for departure from San Francisco to Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California with her brother, Toku, on April 28-30, 1942 during World War II. Mine stands with back to viewer as she leans over to pack items into a crate at left while Toku steps on a plank as he saws over a crate at right. Open chest of drawers in background left; nails and hammer on crates scattered around room.
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