Object number:
H90.78.1
Object name:
painting
Title:
Junction Peak Elevation 13,903
Maker:
H.M. Kumano
Date made:
circa 1940
Material / Technique:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
H: 30 in, W: 36 in, D: 2.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Mr.&Mrs. Gary & Joan Ishida
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Framed oil on canvas
Content description:
Painting presumably done by Japanese American interned at Manzanar during World War II. However, the date 1940 is curious since that precedes the date for actual internment. Could the date have been added to the painting at a later date?
Concepts:
landscape; mountain; World War II; Japanese American; Japanese Internment Camp; Manzanar Relocation Camp
Places:
Junction Peak
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