Life and Death, Porcupine Flat

Chiura Obata, Life and Death, Porcupine Flat, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.3, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, Life and Death, Porcupine Flat, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 15 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8 in. (39.4 x 27.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.3, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Life and Death, Porcupine Flat
Artist
Printer
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 1⁄2 x 10 7⁄8 in. (39.4 x 27.6 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — tree
  • Landscape — California
  • Allegory — life
  • Allegory — death
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
Object Number
2000.76.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.76.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

Jeffrey Clancy, Domestic Insertion (Tea for One), 2004, frame, mild steel, enamel spray paint, magnet, magazine image, and foam core, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cicie Sattarnilasskorn in memory of Jackie Sattarnilasskorn, 2012.19A-B, © 2004, Jeffrey Clancy
Domestic Insertion (Tea for One)
Artist
Date2004
frame, mild steel, enamel spray paint, magnet, magazine image, and foam core
Not on view
Jeffrey Clancy, Collection of Curious Spoons, 2010, stainless steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol J. Bresler and Carolyn A. Billinghurst in memory of Charles Bresler, 2012.17A-F, © 2010, Jeffrey Clancy
Collection of Curious Spoons
Artist
Date2010
stainless steel
Not on view
Jeffrey Clancy, Creamer with Lobster Claw and Concealed Decoration, 2010, stainless steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Marsha Gold in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2012.16, © 2010, Jeffrey Clancy
Creamer with Lobster Claw and Concealed Decoration
Artist
Date2010
stainless steel
Not on view
Jeffrey Clancy, Tea for One, 2002, sterling silver and mahogany, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Charles and Margret Craver Withers Bequest, 2012.18, © 2002, Jeffrey Clancy
Tea for One
Artist
Date2002
sterling silver and mahogany
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.
A watercolor image of Grand Canyon.
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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