El Capitan

Chiura Obata, El Capitan, n.d., watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2005.17.1, © 1989, Yuri Kodani
Chiura Obata, El Capitan, n.d., watercolor on paper, 15 1211 in. (39.427.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2005.17.1, © 1989, Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
El Capitan
Artist
Date
n.d.
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1211 in. (39.427.9 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — park — Yosemite National Park
  • Landscape — mountain — El Capitan
  • Landscape — California
Object Number
2005.17.1

Works by this artist (6 items)

Barbara Carrasco, Messages to the Public: Pesticides! (Presented by Public Art Fund, July 1, 1989-July 31, 1989 on Times Square Spectacolor board, New York City), 1989, analog video transferred to digital video; 00:48 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2020.31, © 1989, Barbara Carrasco
Messages to the Public: Pesticides! (Presented by Public…
Date1989
analog video transferred to digital video; 00:48 minutes
Not on view
Barbara Carrasco, Dolores, 1999, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2020.22.7, © 1999, Barbara Carrasco
Dolores
Date1999
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Barbara Carrasco, Antonia, 2005, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Drs. Harriett and Ricardo Romo, 2019.50.1
Antonia
Date2005
screenprint on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2000.76.7 - SAAM-2000.76.7_2 - 134714
Obata’s Yosemite
February 22, 2008June 1, 2008
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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Date1975
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