Miné Okubo, Japanese American Art

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Miné Okubo

1948

(3 Women Going To Church)

Explore Mine Okubo’s ‘(3 Women Going to Church)’ – a poignant Expressionist drawing depicting wartime displacement & faith. Discover its somber beauty & historical significance.

Explore Miné Okubo's poignant abstract painting 'Untitled,' created during WWII incarceration and reflecting resilience through bold colors and symbolic figures—a powerful testament to artistic expression amidst adversity.

Miné Okubo

1944

Medical Exam In Laundry Building, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942

Witness 'Medical exam...', Mine Okubo’s poignant 1942 illustration from Topaz Relocation Center. A powerful WWII memory, hand-painted reproduction available.

Miné Okubo

1944

Teaching Art Classes, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Mine Okubo’s ‘Teaching Art Classes’ captures WWII internment camp life through poignant black & white illustration. Explore this powerful artwork's realism & social commentary.

Miné Okubo

1944

Listening To Radio Announcement Of Bombing Of Pearl Harbor, With Brother Toku, Berkeley, California, 1941

Witness history through Mine Okubo’s poignant 1941 illustration. ‘Listening…Pearl Harbor’ captures a family's shock during wartime. A powerful Japanese American art piece.

Miné Okubo

1944

Eating Lunch While Awaiting Departure Inside The Civil Control Station, Berkeley, California, 1942

Witness wartime desperation in Mine Okubo’s ‘Eating Lunch,’ a poignant black & white drawing of Japanese Americans awaiting departure during WWII. Social realism, powerful emotion.

Miné Okubo

1944

Shopping At The Canteen, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

This is one of 198 ink drawings Mine Okubo included in Citizen 13660, her graphic memoir, which was the first of its kind and captured her experience at Tanforan and Topaz, during the two years in which she was incarcerated. The book contains almost two hundred of her pen and ink sketches accompanied by explanatory text.

Miné Okubo

1944

Carrying Mattresses To The Barrack, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942

Witness Miné Okubo’s poignant ‘Carrying Mattresses.’ This 1942 woodcut depicts WWII internment hardship. Stark lines, geometric shapes & social commentary – a powerful art piece.

Miné Okubo

1944

First Night At Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

Witness Mine Okubo’s poignant ‘First Night’ at Tanforan Assembly Center. A powerful black & white drawing capturing WWII internment camp life, expressive realism, and human vulnerability.

Miné Okubo

1944

Waiting In Line To Receive Vaccinations, Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California, 1942

A poignant black and white ink illustration by Miné Okubo captures the anxious atmosphere of Japanese Americans waiting for vaccinations during WWII, offering a powerful window into history to explore or collect.

Miné Okubo

1944

Mine With Open Newspaper, Surrounded By Anti-japanese Slogans, Berkeley, California, 1941

Explore Miné Okubo's poignant drawing 'Mine with open newspaper,' capturing the oppressive atmosphere of anti-Japanese sentiment during WWII Berkeley, CA. Witness resilience through expressive lines and symbolic imagery.

Miné Okubo

1944

Working At The Topaz Times, Central Utah Relocation Project, Topaz, Utah, 1942

Mine Okubo’s ‘Working at the Topaz Times’ captures WWII internment camp life in a detailed woodcut illustration. Explore this poignant work of social commentary.

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