Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills

Chiura Obata, Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills, 1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.10, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Copied Chiura Obata, Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills, 1930, color woodcut on paper, image: 15 3⁄4 x 10 7⁄8 in. (39.9 x 27.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.10, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani

Artwork Details

Title
Evening Glow at Mono Lake, from Mono Mills
Artist
Printer
Date
1930
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 15 3⁄4 x 10 7⁄8 in. (39.9 x 27.7 cm)
Copyright
© 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
Credit Line
Gift of the Obata Family
Mediums Description
color woodcut on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — time — evening
  • Landscape — time — sunset
  • Landscape — California
  • Landscape — lake — Mono Lake
Object Number
2000.76.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.76.10

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.
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