| Obata's Yosemite: Art and Letters of Obata from His Trip to the High Sierra in 1927 Contributor(s): Obata, Chiura, Driesbach, Janice T. (Contribution by), Landauer, Susan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0939666677 ISBN-13: 9780939666676 Publisher: Yosemite Conservancy OUR PRICE: $26.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - Artists' Books - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 93008320 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 10.03" W x 9.99" (1.86 lbs) 156 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 beautiful presentation of personal artistic experience." |
