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 (61 items)

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James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper and soot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.27
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper and soot
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1952, found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.47
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1952
found paper, soot, and color of unknown origin
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper and soot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment , 2013.27.30
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper and soot
On view
James Castle, Untitled, ca. 1931-1977, found paper and soot, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Castle Collection and Archive and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.27.37
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1931-1977
found paper and soot
Not on view

Exhibitions

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