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Chiura Obata
Newcomers from Santa Anita, with TextCirca 1940s

Not on view
Loose black ink drawing on cream paper, a crowd of figures with luggage near a large vehicle, diagonal lines suggesting rain, with columns of handwritten Japanese text in the upper right
Artist or Maker
Chiura Obata
Japan, 1885-1975, active United States
Title
Newcomers from Santa Anita, with Text
Date Made
Circa 1940s
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 15/16 × 5 1/2 in. (22.7 × 13.97 cm) Image: 8 1/16 × 5 7/16 in. (20.48 × 13.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Chiura Obata
Accession Number
M.2023.171.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Chiura Obata Estate, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan Urban