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Away from the barracks for a while
Away from the barracks for a while
Away from the barracks for a while

Away from the barracks for a while

Maker (1899 - 1990)
Date1943
Mediumpencil, paper, cardboard
DimensionsH: 7 in, W: 9 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineJapanese American National Museum
Object number94.195.18
Description1 drawing on paper mounted on cardboard ; 8 x 10.5 in., carboard support 10 x 12 in.;Pencil drawing of five women and four children on hillside. One woman sits on ground in foreground with legs extended and holds a child. Another woman sits beside her on a low seat. A third woman stands on the left with arms folded behind a seated woman putting on her shoes. The fifth woman carries a child as she walks away in the center ; two children play to either side of her on the ground. Shoes lay on the ground. Bird flies above hills and brush in the background. Similar to image 94.105.10H

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