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Topaz flower-sunflower and corn
Maker
Hisako Hibi
(Japanese American, 1907 - 1991)
Date1945
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 22 in, W: 18 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Ibuki Hibi Lee
Object number96.601.55
DescriptionUnframed stretched canvas. Image of sunflower in pot on table, ears of corn laying to the left. Signed on lower right corner, "Hisako Hibi / August 1945."
Written on verso, "Topaz Flower only the sunflower grew well in Topaz. They grow so high. The flower is so large, in the hot sun, and desert land, in the severe weather the very strong flower"
Written on verso, "Topaz Flower only the sunflower grew well in Topaz. They grow so high. The flower is so large, in the hot sun, and desert land, in the severe weather the very strong flower"