Title:
With mother
Creator/Contributor:
Hibi, Hisako
Date:
2/1/1944
Identifier:
96.601.35
Format:
painting
oil on canvas
Description:
Unframed stretched canvas. Image of a woman and child walking with barracks and snow covered mountains. There is a tree in
the middle ground.
Historical Note:
The title of this painting by Hisako Hibi is "With Mother" emphasizing the perspective of the young child in the image. Hibi
was particularly attuned to the effect of camp life on the children and mothers. In this painting she situates the figures
in the foreground with the barracks and mountain range a far distance behind them. They appear somewhat separated from the
rest of camp because of the distance and their focus on the path before them. The ground is a slushy white and brown, reflecting
the sticky mud which was created by the mixture of melting snow with the Topaz soil. An almost lifeless tree stands in the
background, echoing the solitariness of the child and mother within the landscape.
Subject:
Concentration Camps, Topaz | barracks | mountain | child | woman | snow