PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-njpa-4-1907 (J1642.003)

PARENT COLLECTION

Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Japanese" Collection

DESCRIPTION

Caption on reverse [translation]: "July 17, [?]. A woman sculptor. Miss Kameno Ota. Miss Kameno Ota is a beloved pupil of [?]i Hirosuke, who is a leading figure of sculpting and belongs to the school of the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. Kameno Ota is the authority among women sculptors. I visited her studio called Hongo Yayoi House. Miss Ota is the only artist whose works were accepted several times for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is an artist who is [?]. She is making a nude woman statue. She said, 'I cannot concentrate to finish my work because the temperature of the air is very hot.' She rides a horse and is also an authority on horseback riding. After she has a white helmet and nice riding clothes one, she whips her horse instead of driving. She feels very good while she rides a horse in the suburbs. Miss Kameno Ota is in the photograph."

CONTRIBUTOR

Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation

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