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[Waiting in line at the canteen, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.86
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, pushes her way into crowd in canteen at Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Dressed in cross-patterned shirt, Mine tries to get to the counter while another woman's hand is in her face. In the foreground a woman carries a child, left and a balding man stands among children at right. Men and women push their way toward the counter at the back where two men wait on people. Shelves are stocked behind them.