Title:
A puddle
Creator/Contributor:
Hibi, Hisako
Date:
4/1/1944
Identifier:
96.601.36
Format:
painting
oil on canvas
Description:
Unframed stretched canvas. Image of four children playing near a puddle. The puddle is in between barracks. There are snow
covered mountains in the background.
Historical Note:
In this work Hisako Hibi uses a large puddle of water in order to experiment with perspective and reflection. The barracks
depicted appear identical against the backdrop of the snow-covered mountain range. Three children stand at the far left on
the edge of the pool of water. Another child at the right waves at them as he walks in their direction. Hibi seems to be
concerned with how to depict the reflection of the barrack in the puddle. It is slightly odd that this puddle would exist
while the rest of the area appears to be dry. Clearly it is a winter scene because the children are all in coats, hats and
boots. The puddle itself is also unusual in the sharp and angular delineation of its borders.
Subject:
Concentration Camps, Topaz | barracks | mountain | snow | children | puddle