Manzanar Woodblock
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Hideo Kobashigawa
1944
Ukiyoe, or woodblock printing on paper, has been a popular artform in Japan for centuries. This print by Hideo Kobashigawa was signed by members of the Manzanar Senji Shishū-bu, the Manzanar Wartime Poetry Club, on February 20, 1944. Residents of the internment camps attended craft classes to pass the time.
Pigment on rice paper. L30.5, W 45.7 cm
Manzanar National Historic Site, MANZ 7545