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[Tamura Raisuke, 52 sai, 9-1-42]
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1942
Mediumink, paper, laminate
DimensionsH: 6 in, W: 9.5 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2AS
Description2 drawings on paper, lined and laminated (1 sheet) : ink ; left image 4 x 2.75 in., right image 4 x 2.75 in., on sheet 6 x 9.5 in.;Ink portraits of two men, Raisuke Tamura and Junji Oda, at Lordsburg Justice Department Camp, New Mexico, on September 1, 1942 and October 1, 1942, respectively. Both drawings have black line borders.
Left portrait of Raisuke Tamura, age 52, originally from Okayama, Japan. Dressed in a dark three-piece suit, Tamura looks directly at the viewer. He has a crewcut and dark eyebrows. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Junji Oda, 54 year-old construction worker in Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Oda looks to the left of viewer. He wears a collared shirt or robe over another shirt. He has a crewcut. Visible from shoulders up.
Left portrait of Raisuke Tamura, age 52, originally from Okayama, Japan. Dressed in a dark three-piece suit, Tamura looks directly at the viewer. He has a crewcut and dark eyebrows. Visible from shoulders up.
Right portrait of Junji Oda, 54 year-old construction worker in Honolulu, Hawaii, originally from Hiroshima, Japan. Oda looks to the left of viewer. He wears a collared shirt or robe over another shirt. He has a crewcut. Visible from shoulders up.