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TITLE Trunk, Pennsylvania Dutch motif DESCRIPTION Trunk, Pennsylvania Dutch motif Off-white, painted with red and blue Pennsylvania Dutch motif (hearts, flowers, birds). Top of chest has two figures. Wood. 35" L x 21 1/2" W x 23 1/4" H CONTEXT "Trunk made in Manzanar (California) in 1942. Built from packing crate materials. Masako was asked by her father, Tomiji Nagao, to decorate the trunk. She remembered some Pennsylvania Dutch motifs and painted them freehand onto the trunk." CREDIT Courtesy of Masako Tanaka DATE 1942 |
