Obata's Yosemite |
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| Artist:
| Obata, Chiura |
| Contribution by:
| Driesbach, Janice T.
Landauer, Susan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-939666-67-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1993 |
| Publisher: | Yosemite Conservancy
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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Chiura Obata, a gifted Japanese-born artist from California, made his first trip to Yosemite in 1927. The trip left a lasting impression in a remarkable collection of sketches, postcards, and letters. This volume includes 80 full-color reproductions of Obata’s pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, and day-by-day narratives woven through his correspondences. Named one of the Best Fifty books of 1993? by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the book is a unique and...
More DescriptionChiura Obata, a gifted Japanese-born artist from California, made his first trip to Yosemite in 1927. The trip left a lasting impression in a remarkable collection of sketches, postcards, and letters. This volume includes 80 full-color reproductions of Obata’s pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, and day-by-day narratives woven through his correspondences. Named one of the Best Fifty books of 1993? by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the book is a unique and beautiful presentation of personal artistic experience.