watercolor painting

Maker Fukuhara, Henry (1913 -)

Date1942

Mediumwatercolor, paper

DimensionsH: 9 in, W: 13 3/4 in

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Henry Fukuhara

Object number2005.168.24

DescriptionWatercolor on paper. Paper has rough cut edges. Horizontal watercolor on paper with 2 rows of laundry hung on lines outside. In far background are barracks painted dark brown. The painting is mostly dark brown except for the laundry which is beige, pale green and light steel blue. The hills and ground are brown with slight green blended in. The sky is rust brown, the trees are bare. Shadowy images of people in small groups (2-3) are on the right side TR corner. Written in a brown box is "HENRY FUKU HARA" in 3 lines like a hanko stamp. Below the box is written "MANZANAR 42."