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[Idleness at camp, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.97
DescriptionAt the Tanforan grandstand, a woman, in the right foreground, Mine Okubo stands in profile, with her back to the viewer, observing a man who has fallen asleep on the floor. He is dressed in a cross-patterned shirt, dark vest, long pants and dark leather shoes. His hands are crossed and a newspaper covers his face. Across the grandstand, a man sits on the opposing bleachers facing the viewer.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in.
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