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Henry Sugimoto Collection

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Henry Sugimoto, "Documentary, Going to Shower in Fresno Assembly Camp"

This painting, too, shows the living conditions of the camp at Jerome, and is really representative of all of the concentration camps across the nation. The woman and child here represent Sugimoto's wife, Susie, and his daughter, Madeleine, who had to walk in their robes to a central facility to take a shower. Once again, they were deprived of their privacy.

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Henry Sugimoto, "Documentary, Going to Shower in Fresno Assembly Camp"
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On left, a woman wearing a blue robe carries soap, towel and a bottle in a bowl in her right hand and holds the hand of a red-robed little girl … More »


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