Sketch from Topaz, California

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Object Details

Creator

Obata, Chiura, 1885-1975

Subject

Central Utah Relocation Center

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 sketch : ink ; 28 x 22 cm.

Summary

Ink sketch by Chiura Obata of a building and truck from the Central Utah Relocation Center internment camp in Topaz, Utah where he was incarcerated.

Citation

Chiura Obata. Sketch from Topaz, California, 1942 December. Chiura Obata papers, 1891-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1942 December

Record number

(DSI-AAA)21261

Type

Artworks

Place

Topaz, Utah

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Chiura Obata papers, 1891-2000, bulk 1942-1945

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Asian American artists

Japanese American artists

Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_21261