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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Fish Heads

ArtistaChiura Obata(1885-1975)
Fecha1933
MedioInk on paper
Dimensiones15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (39.4 x 52.1 cm)
Firmadol.r., in black ink: Chiura Obata / June 16th 1933
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata, 2023.22
ClasificaciónDrawing
ProcedenciaArtist; by descent to Haruko Obata (Artist’s wife) [1892–1989], Berkeley, CA, 1975; by descent to Lillian Yuri Kodani (Artist’s daughter) [1927–2018], Oakland, CA, 1989; by descent to Mia Kodani Brill (Artist’s grandchild), Oakland, CA, Kimi Kodani Hill (Artist’s grandchild), Berkeley, CA, and Kei Kodani (Artist’s grandchild), Piedmont, CA, (owned jointly), 2018; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
En exhibiciónNo
Fish Heads15.5 × 20.5 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 44× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

Fish Heads by Chiura Obata | Crystal Bridges