2024 Chiura Obata - Square Wall Calendar SOLD OUT

Chiura Obata left Japan as a teenager and settled in San Francisco. In summer 1927, he and two other artists traveled to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada, where Obata made over 100 drawings and paintings of his adopted homelands natural beauty. From 1928 to 1930, in Tokyo, Obata translated 35 of these sketches into color woodblock prints, retaining artistic control by reviewing the proofs after each successive block in the printing process. These prints capture kiin seido (living moment), the essential nature of a scene. In 1932 Obata began teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, but 10 years later was interned along with thousands of other Japanese Americans. While detained, Obata taught art to more than 600 people. He became a naturalized US citizen in 1954. With this calendars 12 images, venture into some of Californias most treasured scenic areas.

DETAILS
12 monthly grids and full-color artwork
High-quality printing with soy-based inks on premium, environmentally sourced paper stock
Exceptional color quality
Grid pages are easy to write on
Features US, Canadian, and United Kingdom legal holidays
Perfect for hanging at home or over an office desk
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