<b>THE CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY (COMPLETE PUBLICATION)</b> / Chiura Obata1936<B>SOLD</B></em>
ARTIST: Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
TITLE: The California Grizzly (complete publication)
MEDIUM: Offset printing
DATE: 1939, Fall
DIMENSIONS: 11 7/8 x 8 ¾ inches
CONDITION: Excellent; complete 32 pages
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SOLD
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Details
This complete publication of The California Grizzly features an Obata design as the front cover. This issue was produced in the fall of 1939. The cover showcases a large mature sequoia tree with a towering mountainous formation in the background. The art magazine includes prose by Obata.
Connoisseur's Note
This California Grizzly cover showcases Obata’s deep interest in the California landscape and the desirability of his designs. This scarce and important publication and was featured in the following exhibitions:
Chiura Obata: An American Modern
Art, Design, and Architecture Museum, UC Santa Barbara: January 13–April 29, 2018;
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City: May 25–September 2, 2018;
Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, Okayama, Japan: January 18–March 10, 2019;
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento: June 23–September 29, 2019;
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC: November 2019–April 2020.
Great Nature: The Transcendent Landscapes of Chiura Obata
De Young Museum, San Francisco: September 23, 2000 – December 31, 2000.
