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[Mosquitos and flies in the barracks, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
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 number2007.62.188
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in.;A woman in a cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo, paints at a desk while swarms of mosquitos and other insects fly towards her through the open window. Her canvas is propped on two stacked books. A jar of water holding a brush sits to her right and a lamp hangs overhead. Mine turns from her work to face the viewer. Six canvases lean against the wall under the window and an abstract print hangs on the wall. A partial view of a bed is visible in the foreground.
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