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[Mine and Toku depart from their home, Berkeley, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsH: 9.5 in, W: 13.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.24
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.; A woman with a flipped forelock of hair and cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo sheds tears as she takes a final look at her home, a two story wooden house with a chimney, before departing for the Civil Control Station. She holds a car door open and stands on the sidewalk beside her brother Toku. A palm tree grows in the front yard. Three additional structures line the street in the center and right background.