Sketch of Miss June Perry

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20034794

Description

A crayon sketch of Miss June Perry was completed by a Japanese prisoner, G. Yoshimatsu, in a Hawaiian prison camp. The portrait was made from a billfold sized photographed carried by Miss Perry's Marine boyfriend, Private First Class Robert F. Watson. Miss Perry, 18, is a graduate of Mansfield High School. The portrait is done in soft pastel colors. The portrait is signed in Japanese on the bottom right corner with Mr. Yoshimatsu's name written beneath.

Archival Date

1944-07-13

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-608

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White;Copy of Original Image

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Perry, June (Miss); Yoshimatsu, G.; Sketches; Art; Artists; Watson, Robert F. (Pfc.); Prisoners of war; Portraits drawings; Drawings; Marines (Military personnel)