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vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-456-12)

Attending an art workshop taught by noted Japanese American artist Henry Fukuhara

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-456-12/

vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-456-15)

Discussion and showing of paintings

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-456-15/

vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-456-13)

Connecting with mother in her later life through artwork

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-456-13/

img Painting of lake and mountain scene (ddr-densho-26-261)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-261/

img Photograph of Kango Takamura working on a painting (ddr-csujad-47-69)

Photograph of Kango Takamura painting a bird resting on a branch at Manzanar incarceration camp. He is in traditional robes and surrounded by additional supplies and paint brushes. The background is a woven screen with flowers and grasses depicted on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0104

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-69/

img Watercolor drawing for the spring art exhibit at Poston II High School (ddr-csujad-55-1827)

Watercolor illustration depicting a mountain landscape with trees in the foreground, most likely created by a high school student for the spring art exhibit at Poston II High School at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1830

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1827/

img Artist completing a watercolor at Granada incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-49)

Artist completing a watercolor at Granada incarceration camp. Photo by Tom Parker. December 13, 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f14

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-14-49/

img Masonite (ddr-csujad-23-8)

Oil Painting no. 1 of 2 "Masonite" by Geichiro Kare Kuramatsu. Geichiro (Ernest) Kare Kuramatsu was born in Japan in 1885 to a Russian mother and Japanese father. The family moved to Canada, and Ernest saw combat while serving with the Canadian Army in France during World War I. He completed this oil painting in 1943 …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-23-8/

img Masonite (ddr-csujad-23-6)

Oil Painting no. 2 of 2 "Masonite" by Geichiro Kare Kuramatsu. Geichiro (Ernest) Kare Kuramatsu was born in Japan in 1885 to a Russian mother and Japanese father. The family moved to Canada, and Ernest saw combat while serving with the Canadian Army in France during World War I. He completed this oil painting in 1943 …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-23-6/

img Photograph of an artist painting at an easel while a young girl watches (ddr-csujad-47-72)

Photograph of an artist painting at an easel while a young girl observes at Manzanar incarceration camp. In the distance several camp buildings are visible. The painting appears to be a watercolor landscape. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0108

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-72/

doc Charles Mikami, internment camp artist, dies at 96 (ddr-csujad-55-2499)

Clipping from "Hokubei mainichi = North American daily" remembering the life and work of Charles Mikami, a Japanese artist who was incarcerated during World War II and painted scenes of the incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2605

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2499/

img Tule Lake scrapbook painting (ddr-csujad-26-55)

Watercolor painting depicting three figures, two children and one adult, walking towards a road lined with barracks and electrical poles. The painting depicts a mountainous landscape in the background. "Watanabe" is signed in the lower right corner. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-55/

img Tule Lake scrapbook (ddr-csujad-26-53)

Scrapbook created in Tule Lake camp by Japanese American students. Contents include drawings, art, holiday greeting cards prints, poetry and signatures of student groups. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_03_20_001

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-53/