#Chiura Obata

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Chiura Obata (Japanese-American, 1885-1975) - Landslide (1941)

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Chiura Obata, “Topaz War Relocation Center by Moonlight,” ca 1943

Berkley News. March 16, 2016. Chiura Obata: The beauty of bleakness

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Chiura Obata

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#MonochromeMonday:

Chiura Obata (Japanese-American, 1885 – 1975)

Untitled (Ostrich), c. 1930s

sumi-e; ink on paper

Private collection; photographed on display at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery “Chiura Obata: American Modern” exhibition in 2019

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New Moon

Chiura Obata

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Chiura Obata, Maiden of Northern Japan, 1931, mineral pigments on silk, 46 1/2 x 19 3/8 inches, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, Gift of the Obata Family, 2008.24.

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Chiura Obata (小圃 千浦), Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills, 1930, Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Chiura Obata

Mono Crater, 1930

Chiura Obata,

Grand Canyon, May 15, 1940

watercolor on silk

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Chiura Obata

El Capitan, 1930

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From the same visit to the UFMA, Horses by Chiura Obata (1932). Hands-down my favorite piece in the whole museum

They had the sketches too!

They had tons of quotes from him and breakdowns of his process and philosophy. I really connected with his perspective on beauty and its inherent place in nature. Obata got it (a hella basic way to summarize, but I stand by it)

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Chiura Obata (1885-1975) Mountain lion.

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Chiura Obata (Japanese-American, 1885-1975) - Devastation (1945)

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Chiura Obata (Japanese-American, 1885-1975) - Landslide (1941)

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AAPI Month Spotlight on Chiura Obata, one of the most significant Japanese American artists working on the West Coast in the last century. He was born in Okayama, Japan, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1903. These prints are from "Seasons at California" from our CA History room collection.