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DiaporamaMine at train station in Berne, Switzerland, 1939
A woman with shoulder-length hair and tiny beret, Mine Okubo, looks at a woman reading a newspaper at a wharf while traveling in Europe when England and France declared war on September 3, 1939 during World War II. Wearing a tiny black beret, a European American woman with hair in a bun and bowed shoulders leans against a railing, back to viewer, as she reads a newspaper in foreground. Walking to the left, Mine wears a spotted coat with bag under her proper right arm; a man next to her looks toward the woman
Miné Okubo (1912 – 2001)
Miné Okubo was an American artist renowned for her poignant drawings documenting life within Japanese American internment camps during WWII. Her powerful graphic novel, *Citizen 13660*, offers a vital witness account of resilience and injustice.
Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, United States of America)
Explore the poignant history of Japanese Americans through captivating stories, artifacts & moving images at the JANM. Discover resilience, injustice & community during WWII and beyond.
About this artwork
- Title: Mine at train station in Berne, Switzerland, 1939
- Artist: Miné Okubo
- Year: 1944
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Japanese American National Museum
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
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