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Gathering materials from outside the fences, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah 1942-1944

Miné Okubo1942-1944

Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A woman with a flipped forelock of hair, Mine Okubo, appears from shoulders and above, in profile in the center foreground of a scene depicting an elderly couple returning from a trip outside the fences to the outer project area to gather items for their garden. The man, wearing a straw hat, patched pants and a workshirt, leans on a cane, and carries a bundle of branches on his back and a bag over his free arm. The woman wearing a head scarf, long sleeve top and skirt, carries a bundle of branches in her arms. Barracks, fences, and electric poles are visible in the distance.

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  • Title: Gathering materials from outside the fences, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah 1942-1944
  • Creator: Mine Okubo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1912-2001
  • Date Created: 1942-1944
  • Location Created: Topaz (Central Utah)
  • Physical Dimensions: H: 9.75 in, W: 14.5 in
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Japanese American National Museum. For licensing and reuse, contact JANM.
  • External Link: Mine Okubo Collection
  • Medium: ink, paper
  • Credit Line: Japanese American National Museum (Gift of Mine Okubo Estate, 2007.62.200)
  • Context: This is one of 198 ink drawings Mine Okubo included in Citizen 13660, her graphic memoir, which was the first of its kind and captured her experience at Tanforan and Topaz, during the two years in which she was incarcerated.
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