Still Life, Hawaii
Sugimoto, Henry
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painting
Hawaii,
ca. 1977 (92.97.42) Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum |
Description
Stretched and unframed.
Still life of Ukulele leaning to the left off the canvas. A white sheet of paper, "Hawaian Melody" [Hawaiian Melody] stands to the right, behind it. In the foreground, a white shell, a pineapple, a white-purple flower with yellow stamen atop of a mango, and bunch of bananas. Four blue-topped coconut trees appear in upper right background.
Inscription
Signed in medium, bottom left: H. Sugimoto
Written on back, center: Still Life-Hawaii, 18 x 15
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