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[Sakamoto Masayoshi, 43 sai, 8-16-42]
[Sakamoto Masayoshi, 43 sai, 8-16-42]
[Sakamoto Masayoshi, 43 sai, 8-16-42]

[Sakamoto Masayoshi, 43 sai, 8-16-42]

Maker (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 number97.106.2BK
Description2 drawings on paper, laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.875 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Masayoshi Sakamoto and Shotaro Awaya, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on August 16, 1942. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Masayoshi Harry Sakamoto, 43 year-old gold miner of Juno, Alaska, originally from Kobe, Japan. Dressed in a cap and a button-down shirt over another shirt, Sakamoto looks directly at viewer. He has a mustache. Visible from shoulders up.
Righ portrait of Shotaro Awaya, age 62, of Kohala, Hawaii, originally from Yamaguch, Japan. Awaya looks directly at viewer through glasses. He has a crewcut and wears a dark button-down shirt. Visible from shoulders up.
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