Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak

Chiura Obata, Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.8, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 11 x 15 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.8, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Great Nature, Storm on Mount Lyell from Johnson Peak
Artist
Printer
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 x 15 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 40.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — weather — storm
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
  • Landscape — mountain — Mount Lyell
  • Landscape — mountain — Johnson Peak
Object Number
2000.76.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.76.8

Works by this artist (66 items)

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Steve Fitch, Sign, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma, 1972, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.527, ©1972, Steve Fitch
Sign, Highway 66, Sayre, Oklahoma
Artist
Date1972
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Living room painted with the Mexican flag in La Cueva, eastern New Mexico, March 4, 1994, 1994, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2008.13.13, © 1994, Steve Fitch
Living room painted with the Mexican flag in La Cueva,…
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Date1994
chromogenic print
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Steve Fitch, Spaceship wallpaper in a bedroom in Yoder, eastern Wyoming, June 9, 1995, 1995, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2008.13.15, © 1995, Steve Fitch
Spaceship wallpaper in a bedroom in Yoder, eastern Wyoming,…
Artist
Date1995
chromogenic print
Not on view
Steve Fitch, Hallway view through a house in Ocate, eastern New Mexico, August 31, 1991, 1991, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by David S. Purvis, 2008.13.37, © 1991, Steve Fitch
Hallway view through a house in Ocate, eastern New Mexico,…
Artist
Date1991
chromogenic print
Not on view

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Chiura Obata: American Modern
November 27, 2019–March 13, 2020
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Japanese-born artist Chiura Obata’s seemingly effortless synthesis of different art traditions defies the usual division between “East” and “West.” This exhibition presents the most comprehensive survey of his rich and varied body of work to date, from bo

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