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Tanforan Assembly Center
Tanforan Assembly Center
Tanforan Assembly Center

Tanforan Assembly Center

Maker (Japanese American, 1907 - 1991)
Date1942
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 16 in, W: 20 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number96.601.1
DescriptionUnframed, stretched canvas.;Image of crowded rows of dark barracks in and around dirt racetrack at Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, California. A blue bird flies overhead, top right. Green mountain in background. Written on lower right corner, "HISAKO HIBI / AUG. 1942"

Written on verso, "Tanforan Race Track Tanforan Seembly Center San Bruno, CA. we stayed May 8-Sept 23, 1942"

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