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 (1 item)

Alicia Eggert, This Present Moment, 2019-2020, neon, custom controller, steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick General Acquisitions Fund, 2021.4, © 2019, Alicia Eggert
This Present Moment
Date2019-2020
neon, custom controller, steel
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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