2008.32.14

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Mine Okubo

Building a Miniature Aquatic Park

drawing
work on paper

mid 20th century

8.25 in HIGH x 10.75 in WIDE
(20.95 cm HIGH x 27.30 cm WIDE)

Gift of the Estate of the artist

2008.32.14

accessories: mat~acidic

signed: "Mine Okubo" - signed in ink, BR

inscription: Oakland Museum of California exhibition label on verso at TR with number SE 72.7.111. "Building a miniature Aquatic Park" - written verso, BR. "On the spot sketch" - written verso, BL

exhibition history: TOM, "Mine Okubo: An American Experience," 1972.

Tag words:

figure ~ male
japanese american internment
tool
topaz internment camp
work

drawing
work on paper

drawing
work on paper

Black ink drawing on paper depicts a group of men standing near a row of cylindrical posts buried in the ground. The men wear work clothes including overalls and hats. A shovel and a pick appear at lower right and a sawhorse is visible at top right near a partially built dwelling. A loosely drawn tree is visible at top left.

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