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[Laundry washing, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.75 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.158
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.75 x 14.5 in.;A woman in a cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo, stands in the left foreground of the block laundry facility. A woman next to Mine washes clothes in a long sink, while carrying a baby strapped to her back. A girl behind them washes laundry in a bucket, while a man bathes his son in an adjacent sink. A can of soap sits on a ledge between the sinks. Three men and one woman are washing laundry in the background while standing on wooden platforms. A figure in the far left background departs, carrying a washboard.