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[Obtaining drinking water, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 10 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.141
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 10 x 14.5 in.;A woman in the center foreground, Mine Okubo looks over her shoulder at the viewer, while standing in line to obtain drinking water from a well. Women, men and children wait in line carrying buckets and other containers to transport water. A camp building sits behind the well structure. One electric pole is visitble in the left background.
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