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[Army inspections of living quarters, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 9.25 in, W: 13 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.109
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.25 x 13 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, sits making paper art while her living quarters, a former horse stall, is inspected by the army in Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Mine appears in profile in the foreground left with a curling paper hat on her head as she holds a sheet of paper and scissors in hand. A military police (MP) officer in uniform stands beside her at right. A toy horse and open bags sit in center of room; drawers are pulled open as man in hat bends down to inspect contents, top left. Drawing of horse on wall at back.
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