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[Imamura Asataro, 7-28-42]
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 number97.106.2BY
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4.125 x 3 in., right image 4.125 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Asataro Imamura and Chiei Ikeda, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on July 28, 1942. Both drawings have black double line borders.
Left portrait of Asataro Imamura, worker at Makona warehouse in Hawaii, originally from Fukuoka, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Imamura is turned to the left and looks to left edge. He has short hair and bags under eyes. Visible from shoulders up. Cross-hatching shading in background.
Right portrait of Asataro Ikeda, a leased farmer in Pahoa, Hawaii, originally from Nagano, Japan. Dressed in a henley shirt and round-rimmed glasses, Ikeda is turned to the left and looks to left of viewer. Visible from shoulders up. Cross-hatching shading in background.
Left portrait of Asataro Imamura, worker at Makona warehouse in Hawaii, originally from Fukuoka, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Imamura is turned to the left and looks to left edge. He has short hair and bags under eyes. Visible from shoulders up. Cross-hatching shading in background.
Right portrait of Asataro Ikeda, a leased farmer in Pahoa, Hawaii, originally from Nagano, Japan. Dressed in a henley shirt and round-rimmed glasses, Ikeda is turned to the left and looks to left of viewer. Visible from shoulders up. Cross-hatching shading in background.