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Pursuit of Happiness

c. 1939

Shiro Miyazaki

Associated Names

Shiro Miyazaki

Artist, American, 1910 - 1941

This is a drawing of three figures in an abstract landscape around a tall structure. The figures are intertwined in dynamic poses, with one reaching out. The background shows abstract shapes, including waves, cloaked figures, a tower, and a cityscape. In the foreground, there are columns, flags, and what looks like the top of a helmeted head. The drawing is stark black and white with intricate line work.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

block: 385 x 178 mm
sheet: 403 x 282 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3549

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(M. Lee Stone Fine PRints, San Jose, CA); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, April 1992; gift to NGA, December 2008

Associated Names

Dave H. and Reba W. Williams

Inscriptions

Signed: "Shiro Miyazaki" in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76456396

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