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[Saegusa, 53 sai, 10-1-42]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942
Mediumink, paper, laminate
DimensionsH: 6 in, W: 9.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2BI
Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image ., right image 4.125 x 2.875 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Saegusa and Shinji Tokushiro, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on October 1, 1942. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Saegusa, 53 year-old of Honomu Hongwanji, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in a mandarin collared shirt, Saegusa looks to the right of viewer. He has a small mustache and glasses. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Shinji Tokushiro, 63 year-old owner of Hawaii Mainichi newspaper in Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Turned three-quarter view, Tokushiro looks to the left. He has a mustache and short wavy hair. He has glasses and is dressed in a mandarin collared shirt. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Saegusa, 53 year-old of Honomu Hongwanji, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in a mandarin collared shirt, Saegusa looks to the right of viewer. He has a small mustache and glasses. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Shinji Tokushiro, 63 year-old owner of Hawaii Mainichi newspaper in Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Turned three-quarter view, Tokushiro looks to the left. He has a mustache and short wavy hair. He has glasses and is dressed in a mandarin collared shirt. Visible from shoulders up.