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[Women's apparel at Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942]
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1944
Mediumpaper, ink, mat board
DimensionsH: 10 in, W: 14.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.53
Description1 drawing on paper : ink ; image 10 x 14.5 in., matted 16 x 20 in.;A woman with flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, stands with group of women and two children dressed in slacks or jeans with backs to viewer at Tanforan Assembly Center, California during World War II. Mine stands at far right in cross-patterned top and jeans. Five women, one carrying an infant over her shoulder, and a boy face fence in background. Woman at far left standing with hands in pockets has a patch on her rear.
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