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12-5-43 - 7 PM at Amarillo, Texas
Maker
Hoshida, George
(1907 - 1985)
Date1943
Mediumink, paper, tape
DimensionsH: 9.5 in, W: 6 in
ClassificationsFine Arts
Credit LineGift of June Hoshida Honma, Sandra Hoshida and Carole Hoshida Kanada
Object number97.106.2DU
Description4 drawings on paper (1 sheet) : ink ; 9.5 x 6 in.;Ink rough portrait sketches of four men identified by inscription, Hideo Mochizuki, Imada, Momoto Okura and Kuniyo Ishimoto, at Amarillo, Texas on December 5, 1943, 7 PM on their way to Jerome concentration camp in Denson, Arkansas. All men wear suits and hats.
Top left portrait sketch of Hideo Mochizuki, a fully beardly man wearing a dark hat and a coat with wide lapels. Mochizuki looks the to the right through wire-rimmed glasses. Visible from chest up.
Top right portrait of Imada, a clean shaven man in jacket, tie, and a small brimmed hat. Imada looks to the right through wire-rimmed glassses. Visible from chest up.
Bottom left portrait of Momoto Okura, a strong-jawed man in jacket, tie and fedora. Okura looks directly at viewer. Visible from chest up.
Bottom right portrait of Kuniyo Ishimoto, a mustached man in dark jacket and a tilted fedora. Ishimoto has two circles around eyes to indicate glasses. His eyes are downcast. Visible from chest up.
Drawing 97.106.2DV on verso of same sheet.
Top left portrait sketch of Hideo Mochizuki, a fully beardly man wearing a dark hat and a coat with wide lapels. Mochizuki looks the to the right through wire-rimmed glasses. Visible from chest up.
Top right portrait of Imada, a clean shaven man in jacket, tie, and a small brimmed hat. Imada looks to the right through wire-rimmed glassses. Visible from chest up.
Bottom left portrait of Momoto Okura, a strong-jawed man in jacket, tie and fedora. Okura looks directly at viewer. Visible from chest up.
Bottom right portrait of Kuniyo Ishimoto, a mustached man in dark jacket and a tilted fedora. Ishimoto has two circles around eyes to indicate glasses. His eyes are downcast. Visible from chest up.
Drawing 97.106.2DV on verso of same sheet.