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My Son Hurt

Maker Henry Sugimoto (American, 1900 - 1990)

Date1982

Object Nameplate

Mediumoil, wood

Dimensions10 1/4 x 7/8 in.

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineGift of Estate of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto

Object number2015.7.529

DescriptionOil painting on engraved decorative wooden plate by Henry Sugimoto. Facing the viewer, an older woman is seated staring at a man seated across from her. She has white hair that is gathered in a bun and is wearing a white collared shirt with a blue cardigan and black skirt. She is holding a senninbari, or thousand stitch cloth belt, in her lap. The man's back is facing the viewer and he holding a Western Union telegram. They are in their barracks and behind them is a yellow flower in a vase and on the right, there is a small table and with a greenish-orange coffeepot. There are various things hanging on the wall, including a fringed wall hanging with an American flag, a shelf with framed photos of a solder and two pans. On the right, there is a window with blue curtain. Out of the window is a building with a sign, "Mess Hall". On verso, engraved in the center: "My Son Hurt" Jerome Camp| By Henry Sugimoto New York 1982. Painting is similar to Sugimoto's print "My Son Hurt in Action" (2015.2.82).