"Puget Sound", Kenjiro Nomura

Puget Sound by Kenjiro Nomura

Photo by The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

  1. What colors do you see in this painting? Are they colors that you'd see in a real body of water?
    2. View a photo of Puget Sound Photo of Puget Sound

    Photo by John F. Williams

  2. What kind of boat do you think is in the painting? What might it be carrying? Have you traveled by boat?
  3. If you were in this place, what might it smell like? What sounds might you hear?

    4. Listen to the sounds of Puget Sound:

    Audio from MardeoMusic

  4. This painting and the painting “Yesler Way” were made by the same artist. How are these two paintings similar? How are they different?
    5. View "Yesler Way" Yesler Way by Kenjiro Nomura

    Photo by Central Washington University, Public Works of Art Project

Learn more about this piece

This piece was painted in 1947 by Seattle-based artist Kenjiro Nomura. While he largely kept his focus on landscapes throughout his career, in his post-war era, he began experimenting with more abstract styles.