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[First Christmas at camp, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.75 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.155
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.75 x 14.5 in.;A family gathers around a cast iron stove to celebrate their first Christmas in camp. Two boys and one girl sit on the floor. The father, left midground, sits on a wooden crate and shows his son how to play with a button and string toy. The mother seated on another wooden crate, right midground, wears an apron and holds a tray of drinks. A cat sleeps in front of the stove; three wrapped parcels and a bare tree decorated with a single star, occupy the left ground; socks and towels hang on a linein the background.
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Fukuzaki, Ben
ca. 1943-1955
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