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[Returning home for curfew, 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 number2007.62.16
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman dressed in an overcoat and carrying a handbag, Mine Okubo, looks to the her right as she walks along a wooden pathway leading to the steps of her house. She is rushing home in order to make the 8 p.m to 6 a.m. curfew established on March 24, 1942 by Public Proclamation No. 3. In the left midground, a policeman, wearing a cap and holding a baton, stands next to a street lamp with his back to the viewer. Houses line the curving street in the background.
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