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[One day leave to check personal belongings, Berkeley, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 10 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.111
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 10 x 14.5 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, taps the shoulder of the European American policeman assigned to guard her for the day she was granted permission to leave Tanforan Assembly Center and visit Berkely to check on personal belongings during World War II. Mine faces the viewer as she raises her proper left hand to tap the proper right shoulder of a tall man in suit and hat walking down street. Mine wears a jacket with two front pockets filled with purchases; a black handbag hangs from her proper left elbow. A display of candy is visible in the shop window behind her at left. There is a fire hydrant at bottom right corner. Street is in middle ground with opposite sidewalk and shops in background.
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