Image of Nisei soldier in brown uniform and service cap looking over left shoulder bidding his family farewell as he leaves camp with one brown bag to join the war. In left foreground a young girl in a brownish white top waves her right hand; right, a woman in greyish white dress holds a baby dressed in white, while waving with her right hand. The baby waves an small American flag with its right hand. A guard house is partially visible on right with letters, "GAR." A red lettered stop sign and a soldier armed with a bayonet bars the family from leaving. Barbed wire fences line the path receding into distance. A guard tower stands center background.

Inscription
Signed in medium, bottom left corner: H. Sugimoto, Ark. Written on back, top center: Bye-Bye Daddy, 22" x 18"

painting
H: 21.25 in, W: 18 in, Frame: 22.5 x 19 x 1.25 in
canvas
oil

Arkansas, ca. 1942-1945
(92.97.131)
Gift of Madeleine Sugimoto and Naomi Tagawa, Japanese American National Museum
Henry Sugimoto Collection

To see other collections:
Japanese American National Museum Collections Online

Copyright is held by the Japanese American National Museum. Short-term educational use with limited circulation is permitted. For all other uses, please contact the Hirasaki National Resource Center at the Japanese American National Museum (hnrc@janm.org)