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[Sewage system repairs, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.196
DescriptionA woman with a flipped forelock of hair and cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo, stands in profile in the right foreground observing a plumbing crew dig up and replace the camp's water and sewage system. A workman in a striped shirt and cap, holds a wrench while standing over a pipe. He and two other men turn to look at a leak that has sprung on the worksite. Tall mounds of dirt surround them. A shovel, pickax and pair of tall boots lie in the midground. A kerosene lantern sits on a mound in the foreground. Barracks are visible in the background.;1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in.
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