Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Johnson Peak

Chiura Obata, Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Johnson Peak, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.18, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Johnson Peak, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 1115 58 in. (28.039.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.18, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Silence, Last Twilight on an Unknown Lake, Johnson Peak
Artist
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 1115 58 in. (28.039.8 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — time — twilight
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — lake
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
  • Landscape — mountain — Johnson Peak
Object Number
2000.76.18

Works by this artist (2 items)

Frederic Edwin Church, Aurora Borealis, 1865, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor Blodgett, 1911.4.1
Aurora Borealis
Date1865
oil on canvas
On view
Frederic Edwin Church, Cotopaxi, 1855, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frank R. McCoy, 1965.12
Cotopaxi
Date1855
oil on canvas
On view

Exhibitions

A watercolor image of Grand Canyon.
Chiura Obata: American Modern
November 27, 2019March 13, 2020
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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