Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier

Chiura Obata, Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.5, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 15 3⁄4 x 11 in. (39.9 x 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.5, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Upper Lyell Fork, near Lyell Glacier
Artist
Printer
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 3⁄4 x 11 in. (39.9 x 27.9 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — river
  • Landscape — tree
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
  • Landscape — mountain
Object Number
2000.76.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.76.5

Works by this artist (162 items)

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Chiura Obata, El Capitán, 1931, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.24, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
El Capitán
Artist
Date1931
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase), ca.1930s, ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.74
Untitled (Magnolia in a Blue Round Vase)
Artist
Dateca.1930s
ink on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Landslide, 1941, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.2
Landslide
Artist
Date1941
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Mono Crater, 1928, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2020.72.6
Mono Crater
Artist
Date1928
watercolor on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2000.76.7 - SAAM-2000.76.7_2 - 134714
Obata’s Yosemite
February 22, 2008–June 1, 2008
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Between 1928 and 1930, while Obata was in Tokyo, he transformed these California landscape watercolors and sketches into a limited-edition portfolio titled World Landscape Series.

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