Before Thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows

Chiura Obata, Before Thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.7, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, Before Thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 11 x 15 5⁄8 in. (27.9 x 39.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.7, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Before Thunderstorm, Tuolumne Meadows
Artist
Printer
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 11 x 15 5⁄8 in. (27.9 x 39.8 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — river
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — river
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Landscape — weather — storm
  • Landscape — bird’s eye view
  • Landscape — forest
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
Object Number
2000.76.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.76.7

Works by this artist (1 item)

Francina Prince, Neil Prince, Torrey Pine Needle Basket, 1983, Torrey pine needles and waxed linen cord, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha G. Ware and Steven R. Cole, 2011.47.52
Torrey Pine Needle Basket
Artist
Date1983
Torrey pine needles and waxed linen cord
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.