Sept. 17-42 Wind and Rain 4:30 P.M. Japanese Rel. Center Heart Mt. Wyo.

Maker Ishigo, Estelle (1899 - 1990)

Date1942

Mediumpaper

Dimensions10" x 11 7/8"

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineJapanese American National Museum

Object number2015.100.1

DescriptionHorizontal watercolor painting of barracks at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. To the left are 10 barracks in a row. To the right is a large barrack with a laundry line outside with clothes blowing in the wind. People walking outside are bundled up in dark clothing and hunched over against the wind. Heart Mountain is in the background. The sky is full of dark grey clouds. The painting is dark in shades of grey, brown, and tan like an oncoming storm. In lower left corner is an oval, red hanko stamp and notation "Sept 17-42 Wind and Rain 4:30 P.M. Japanese Rel. Center Heart Mt. Wyo."