Grand Canyon
- Date:
- 1925
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Yoshida Studio
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
The Grand Canyon, encountered during Yoshida's 1925 North American tour, is among the most geologically spectacular subjects he rendered in woodblock — the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River presenting a scale of erosion and color that challenged even his capacious compositional range. The layered canyon walls in their strata of ochre, red, and violet translate into woodblock color with unexpected fidelity, the Japanese print medium capturing the American West's most dramatic geological theater.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Grand Canyon was created by Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田博) in 1925.
Grand Canyon was published by Yoshida Studio (1925).
Grand Canyon depicts landscapes, travel scenes, and mountains.