Backyard
Date1934
Maker
Kamekichi Tokita
American (born in Japan), 1897–1948
Object number33.231
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, King County Courthouse, installation in Department of Rehabilitative Services, May 1976.
Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Art Museum, Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s, Feb. 22 - Oct. 18, 2020 (Willamette, Oregon, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette College, Nov. 21, 2020 - Mar. 28, 2021.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, American Art: The Stories We Carry, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing.Published ReferencesJohns, Barbara. Signs of Home: The Paintings and Wartime Diary of Kamekichi Tokita, in association with Painting Seattle: Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 2011; pp. 35, 76, reproduced fig. 28.Credit LinePublic Works of Art Project, Washington State
Dimensions26 11/16 x 21 9/16 in. (67.8 x 54.8 cm)
MediumOil on canvas
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