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[Preparing wreaths for Wakasa memorial, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942-1944]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumink, paper
DimensionsH: 9.75 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.179
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 9.75 x 14.5 in.;A woman with a flipped forelock of hair and cross-patterned shirt, Mine Okubo, stands in the right foreground holding a single flower while women around her assemble memorial wreaths for the funeral service of James Wakasa. Five women sit at a table assembling paper flowers, while another, wearing a dark dress and apron stands to decorate a wooden cross with flowers. A sixth woman in the left foreground holds two flowers and waits to place them on the cross.
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