Name/Title

Embroidery

Entry/Object ID

1994.80.130

Description

A framed embroidery created by Taka Honda while interned at Manzanar War Relocation Center from 1943-1945. It is a scene of Manzanar War Relocation Center with Mt. Williamson in the background. There are two rows of barracks with a sign (or basketball backboards?) and single building in the center. The colors of thread used include blues, greens, white, and earth tones. The frame is an antique white wood frame with a glass cover and a hanging wire on backside. Handwritten label says: EMBROIDERY (Done while at the Manzanar Relocation Camp 1943-1945) By Mrs. Taka Honda.

Collection

Shiro and Mary Nomura Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Honda, Taka

Role

Artist

Date made

1943 - 1945