Title:
Sunset
Creator/Contributor:
Hibi, Hisako
Date:
7/1/1944
Identifier:
96.601.28
Format:
painting
oil on canvas
Description:
Unframed stretched canvas. Image of a sunset with barracks and mountains in the background. The colors are yellow, red and
black.
Historical Note:
Despite its lack of greenery and vegetation, the desert where Topaz concentration camp was located did offer moments of beauty.
The sunsets, in particular, were noted for their amazing colors and brilliance. Hisako Hibi was especially taken with the
sunsets at Topaz. In this painting she tries to capture the intensity of that event. In her writing Hibi often remarked
upon the amazing sunsets. Even with the focus on the beauty of nature, Hibi did not avoid including two barracks in the painting.
In this way she insists on reminding the viewer of the situation and that this was created in the context of the concentration
camps.
Subject:
Concentration Camps, Topaz | barracks | mountain | snow