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Manzanar Golf Course
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

Manzanar Golf Course

Maker (1913 -)
Date1943
Mediumwatercolor, paper
DimensionsH: 20 in, W: 27 1/4 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Henry Fukuhara
Object number2005.168.136
DescriptionWatercolor and pen and ink on paper. Paper has rough cut edges. Mostly color pen and ink with some watercolor for sky and trees. Drawings in center of paper with wavy black line edging. A 2 3/4" border is around the drawing on all sides. In center ia architectural drawing in colored ink of a golf course with additional structures enclosed in a free-form circle. The drawing includes blue creek lines, layout for golf course (9 hole), open air theatre, barracks, guayule lath house, horticulture lath house, mattress factory, farm implement garage, picnic grounds. Around the golf course are small vignette ink drawings including black striped mattress factory and farm implement garage; gold lined horticulture and guayule lath house; brown lined open air theatre/stage; brown/gold military police tower. The vignettes have a small amound of watercolor in pale blue green sky and brown and green foliage on trees. In BR corner is a green box with "HENRY FUKU HARA" on 3 lines like a hanko stamp. Below that is the date "Jan 24 '43".

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