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Hisako Hibi
Fear1948

Not on view
Vertical abstract oil painting with sweeping black arcs over pale blue-gray washes, with accents of red-orange, gold, and small scattered white dots
Hisako Hibi, Fear
Artist or Maker
Hisako Hibi
Japan, active United States, 1907-1991
Title
Fear
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1948
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 25 3/4 x 22 in. (65.405 x 55.88 cm); Framed: 27 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 2 in. (69.85 x 59.69 x 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Crawford, Jr.
Accession Number
M.2005.115.4
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Asian American Modern Art, Shifting Currents, 1900-1970.
    University of California Press. Berkeley, CA. 2008

  • "2005-2006 Selected Acquisitions." LACMA Insider 4, no.1 (2006): 4-7.

  • Wang, ShiPu, editor. Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. Los Angeles: Japanese American National Museum, 2023.
Copyright
© Hisako Hibi estate, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban

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