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American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection
To Find a Job by Henry Sugimoto, oil on canvas, 1927, Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa (92.97.107)

American Tapestry: 25 Stories from the Collection

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To Find a Job by Henry Sugimoto, oil on canvas, 1927, Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa (92.97.107)

In his painting “To Find a Job” the image depicts a buranke-katsugi, a term for a migratory agricultural laborer, around the turn of the 20th century. Where is this man going?

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Detail of painting - "To Find a Job"
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To Find a Job by Henry Sugimoto, oil on canvas, 1927, Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum (92.97.107). In his painting “To Find a Job” … More »

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