watercolor painting

Maker Fukuhara, Henry (1913 -)

Date1942

Mediumwatercolor, paper

DimensionsH: 10 1/8 in, W: 13 3/4 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Henry Fukuhara

Object number2005.168.32

DescriptionWatercolor on paper. Paper has rough cut edges. Horizontal painting with rows of barracks (7) along right edge of painting in brown with blue/gray roof. People walking along a central path. Two large figures, one red and one green, appear to be holding buckets although there is a sign posted that reads "No Picking of Fruits." Other groupings of people are in the shadows. Trees in the foreground are bare. Shrubs are golden yellow and dark green/brown. The large mountains in the background are dark gray and blue. The sky is russet orange and gold. In BR corner is a red box with "HENRY FUKU HARA" written in 3 lines like a hanko stamp. Below the red box is written in red paint "12-4-42."