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Self portrait
Maker
Henry Sugimoto
(American, 1900 - 1990)
Date1931
Mediumoil, canvas
DimensionsH: 21.75 in, W: 18 in, D: .75 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum
Object number92.97.106
DescriptionStretched and framed.;Self portrait of Henry Sugimoto. Artist has depicted himself in ¥ profile, at left, with a blank canvas in front of him on an easel, at right. A potbelly stove is visible between the two in the background. Sugimoto wears a black beret and a red jacket with collar up over a white shirt. He gazes out directly at viewer.