Japanese Farms

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CollectionRick Humphrey Paintings and SketchesCreatorHumphrey, RickDescriptionWhen I first moved to the Peninsula in 1959, the entire coastline was dotted with farms. The yellow fields in summer set against the deep blue of the ocean was one of my earliest memories. One Saturday in the spring of 1980, I was driving along PV Drive South and I noticed a large sign standing in the field of the last Japanese Farm on the Peninsula. It read, “Coming Soon, Luxury Homes”. I immediately went back home and gathered up my drawing equipment and went back. I spent the next two days drawing the various buildings trying to record what I could before they were gone. It was the end of an era.NotesJournal Note: In 1906, Kumakichi Ishibashi built the first Japanese farm house on the peninsula. In the spring of 1980, the last remaining farm house was scheduled to be torn down, bringing to an end an important part of the peninsula's history and culture. Original: Pencil on artboard, 14 x 20 in.

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