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Topaz at the Beginning
Maker
Miné Okubo
(1912 - 2001)
Date1942-1948
Mediumpaper, watercolor, mat board
DimensionsH: 20 in, W: 26 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Mine Okubo Estate
Object number2007.62.242
DescriptionPainting of a winding road between rows of barracks in the process of being constructed. One person walks up the road. A handwritten note on the back reads: "Topaz [illegible] $85."
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