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Copyright JANM
painting
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

painting

Maker (American, 1900 - 1990)
Date1939
Mediumoil, canvas
Dimensions21.5 x 18 in. (H x W)
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Madeleine Sugimoto
Object number2015.2.454
DescriptionUnstretched canvas. View down a street with three people. In the bottom right, A woman wearing two braids carries a basket of what looks like limes atop her head. Behind her, someone with their back facing the viewer walks down the sidewalk with a large green sac on their back. On the left side, a woman wearing a blue shawl around her head and shoulders walks down the sidewalk with her back to the viewer. Above her, there is a sign that reads "CAFE." At the end of the street, there is a tall, narrow building, and to the right, a green dome roof emerges. Signed H. Sugimoto bottom left.

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