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Tomizo Kanno, age 39, Hawaii, 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 number97.106.2G
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4.75 x 3 in., right image 4.75 x 3 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Portraits of two men, Tomizo Kanno and Yohei Kaneda, in Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico on July 28, 1942. Both drawings have double lined border and English and Japanese identification.
Left portrait of Tomizo Kanno, a 39 year-old employee at Hilo sake brewing company of Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Fukushima, Japan. Viewed from the shoulders up, Kanno has a small mustache, short hair and looks to the left of viewer. He wears a button down shirt. Background is cross-hatched.
Right portrait of Yohei Kaneda, a 60 year-old farmer of Naalehu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Kaneda is an older man with white hair in a crew cut and lined face. His eyes are downcast. Background is gray and cross-hatched.
Left portrait of Tomizo Kanno, a 39 year-old employee at Hilo sake brewing company of Hilo, Hawaii, originally from Fukushima, Japan. Viewed from the shoulders up, Kanno has a small mustache, short hair and looks to the left of viewer. He wears a button down shirt. Background is cross-hatched.
Right portrait of Yohei Kaneda, a 60 year-old farmer of Naalehu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Dressed in an undershirt, Kaneda is an older man with white hair in a crew cut and lined face. His eyes are downcast. Background is gray and cross-hatched.