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[Mine reads newspaper announcing war declaration against Japan, Berkeley, California, 1941]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.13
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, reads the newspaper headlines, U.S. Declares War, in Berkeley, California in December 1941. A newspaper boy hawks papers in the background as Mine stands before him reading the paper; her back is turned to the viewer so th at the headline is visible. Two women in hats walk by at left while another woman in hat reads the headlines next to a man in hat.
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