painting

Maker Ishigo, Estelle (1899 - 1990)

Date1943

Mediumpaper, watercolor

Dimensions14 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. (37.1 x 52.7 cm)

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineJapanese American National Museum

Object number2015.100.14

DescriptionHorizontal watercolor of people in and around a waterway. One boy stands on a dock that juts out over the water, 2 boys are swimming, several others sit, stand and run along the shore. Heart Mountain rises in the background. A few people are on the hill above the water. The water is in shades of navy blue, aqua, pale blue, golden yellow. The surrounding area is green, tan and gold. The sky is aqua, gray and pale blue-gray with streaks of yellow sun coming down from the clouds. An off white (un-painted) border is around all edges. Signed and dated in LR corner "Estelle Ishigo 8-43".