End of Juanita
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In this work, Yasuo Kuniyoshi takes on a subject typical of his later career: the still life. He named the pitcher depicted in this painting “Juanita” after purchasing it in Mexico on his honeymoon.
Born in Japan, Kuniyoshi moved to California as a teenager. After studying in Los Angeles, he settled in New York. There, he was influenced by European modernist styles that his artist friends were exploring, as well as by Japanese design and iconography, reflected in this monochromatic and flattened composition. Though he was labeled an “enemy alien” after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, like many other Japanese Americans, Kuniyoshi remained pro-American and even designed posters for the Office of War Information.
Born in Japan, Kuniyoshi moved to California as a teenager. After studying in Los Angeles, he settled in New York. There, he was influenced by European modernist styles that his artist friends were exploring, as well as by Japanese design and iconography, reflected in this monochromatic and flattened composition. Though he was labeled an “enemy alien” after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, like many other Japanese Americans, Kuniyoshi remained pro-American and even designed posters for the Office of War Information.
Caption
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American, born Japan, 1889–1953). End of Juanita, 1942. Oil on canvas, 44 1/4 x 34 1/4in. (112.4 x 87cm) frame: 54 1/8 x 44 x 2 7/8 in. (137.5 x 111.8 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 1992.11.23. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
End of Juanita
Date
1942
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
44 1/4 x 34 1/4in. (112.4 x 87cm) frame: 54 1/8 x 44 x 2 7/8 in. (137.5 x 111.8 x 7.3 cm)
Signatures
Signed upper right: "Yasuo Kuniyoshi / 42"
Credit Line
Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
Accession Number
1992.11.23
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