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[Dining with friends in Berkeley, California, ca.1939-1941]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsH: 10 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.11
DescriptionA woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, sits at head of table eating with friends in Berkeley, California before the United States entered World War II. Mine holds food in her hand as she sits in profile at bottom left. Nine other men and women eat and drink around table.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 10 x 14.5 in., matted 16 x 20 in.
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