Karen Hill
Maria PopovaStunning paintings of Yosemite by Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata, born on this day in 1885, who survived an internment camp by starting an art school in it that helped 600 other interned Japanese men and women live through the unlivable https://www.themarginalian.org/2018/03/23/chiura-obata-yosemite/
KateSaltLake@mariapopova <3 Obata
stoicmike@mariapopova The DeYoung Museum had a wonderful show of his work, and there was a moving book too. I remember Brain Pickings, but not what social media it was on.
@mariapopova Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Tom Vaughan 🇺🇦@mariapopova Thanks for posting this image and story. I hadn't known about him and love his work. Here's another called "Devastation" regarding the destruction of Hiroshima.
https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/obata/online/devastation
Anoosh J@mariapopova I only learned about him this year! I found a photo of him for sale on Etsy, teaching art at Tanforan, waiting to be moved to camp.