Sunflowers
Hibi, Hisako
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painting
Topaz, Utah,
September 1944 (98.138.7) Gift of Ibuki Hibi Lee Enlarge Image (87.8KB) |
Description
Unframed stretched canvas. Image of a large central yellow sunflower. 5 more sunflowers surround. Small yellow butterfly/bee in TR.
Inscription
Signed BR: Hisako Hibi/Sept. 1944 Back: Inscription in Japanese on canvas. TL white card: 55/"Sunflowers"/Sept. 1944?These sunflowers bloomed in front of our room/Miss Murata-to a college in / Miss Yamamoto-to NYC Missouri/they came to say "Sayonara" while I was painting these sunflwers/oil BL: 55 on white round sticker
History
One of eight Hisako Hibi paintings from Topaz that had been previously believed to be lost.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted to the Hirasaki National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum (hnrc@janm.org).
