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[Nekomoto Shunichi, 59 sai]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942-1943
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 number97.106.2W
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 3.875 x 2.75 in., right image 3.875 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Shunichi Nekomoto and Hajime Nishimoto, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico. Both drawings have black line border.
Left portrait of Shunichi Nekomoto, 59 year-old contractor of Honolulu, Hawaii originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in crewneck top and suspenders, Nekomoto looks to the right of the viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Hajime Nishimoto, 42 year-old public pool store worker in Waikiki, Hawaii originally from Hiroshima, Japan. He has a small mustache in a round face and hair parted in the middle. Dressed in a dark button-down shirt, he faces the viewer and eyes are downcast.
Left portrait of Shunichi Nekomoto, 59 year-old contractor of Honolulu, Hawaii originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in crewneck top and suspenders, Nekomoto looks to the right of the viewer. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Hajime Nishimoto, 42 year-old public pool store worker in Waikiki, Hawaii originally from Hiroshima, Japan. He has a small mustache in a round face and hair parted in the middle. Dressed in a dark button-down shirt, he faces the viewer and eyes are downcast.