Untitled

1940, printed 2020

Tsuneko Sasamoto

Associated Names
Tsuneko Sasamoto

Artist, Japanese, 1914 - 2022

This is a photograph of individuals working in a field with houses in the background. The image depicts a group of people working in a garden or vegetable field. The individuals are dressed similarly, wearing white tops and headscarves, and are arranged in rows as they tend to the plants. They appear to be engaged in tasks such as weeding, planting, or harvesting. A few garden tools are visible among them, including a pitchfork and a basket. In the background, there are traditional-style buildings with tiled roofs, and a wooden fence, suggesting a rural or semi-rural setting. The scene conveys a sense of community effort and labor in an agricultural environment.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inkjet print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tsuneko Sasamoto

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.2 × 16.8 cm (9 1/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.17.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tsuneko Sasamoto/Japan Professional Photographers Society; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • The New Woman Behind the Camera, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022, no. 43.


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