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[Departure by train from Tanforan, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.117
DescriptionWoman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, sits beside her brother, Toku, as they leave Tanforan Assembly Center in California on a train headed for "Central Utah Relocation Center," the concentration camp in Topaz, Utah during World War II. Toku leans forward with hands clasped in foreground next to Mine who sits beside the train window below the luggage stored on racks near ceiling. Outside Tanforan inmates wave from the train station, including the roof where they hold a sign, "Goodbye, See you in Utah.";1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.
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