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Robert Kobayashi, Bobby Chung's Sister, Sin Moi, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 16 x 6 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Bobby Chung's Sister, Sin Moi, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 16 x 6 in.

Robert Kobayashi, WIld Flowers Gathered Along Route 80, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 23 x 29 in.

Robert Kobayashi, WIld Flowers Gathered Along Route 80, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 23 x 29 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Flowers from the Rust Belt, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 17 x 28 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Flowers from the Rust Belt, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 17 x 28 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Flowers Seeking Attention, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 23 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Flowers Seeking Attention, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 23 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Red Wall, 1997, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 x 18 x 1 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Red Wall, 1997, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 x 18 x 1 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Black Nude, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 25 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Black Nude, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 25 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Glass Cup, 1998, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 26 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Glass Cup, 1998, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 26 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Tablescape #2, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 1/2 x 18 x 2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Tablescape #2, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 1/2 x 18 x 2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Eastern Standard Time, Vermont, 2001, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 27 x 32 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Eastern Standard Time, Vermont, 2001, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 27 x 32 x 2 1/2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Summer Window, 2010, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Summer Window, 2010, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 2 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Yellow Room, 2011, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 24 x 24 x 1 1/4 in.

Robert Kobayashi, Yellow Room, 2011, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 24 x 24 x 1 1/4 in.

Robert Kobayashi, White on White, 2012, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 36 x 24 x 1 in.

Robert Kobayashi, White on White, 2012, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 36 x 24 x 1 in.

Robert Kobayashi

Biography

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Born in Honolulu, HI, 1925
Honolulu School of Art, Honolulu, HI, 1946-1948
Brooklyn Museum School of Art, Brooklyn, NY, 1950-1951
Died in Honolulu, HI, 2015

Exhibition History

Publications

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  1. As Told by Kate Keller Kobayashi
  2. Whitehot Magazine
  3. Apollo
  4. YomiTime
  5. The New Yorker
  6. New York Magazine
  7. Hyperallergic
  8. Chronology (published by Moe's Meat Market)
  1. The New York Times
  2. The New York Times
  3. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  4. AskANewYorker
  5. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  6. The New York Times
  7. Tattooed Angel (Nassau County Museum Catalogue)
  8. The New York Times
  9. Newsday
  10. New Times
  11. Arts
  12. The New Yorker
  13. The New York Times
  14. The New York Times

Additional Images

Bobby Chung's Sister, Sin Moi
Robert Kobayashi, Bobby Chung's Sister, Sin Moi, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 16 x 6 in.
WIld Flowers Gathered Along Route 80
Robert Kobayashi, WIld Flowers Gathered Along Route 80, 2009, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 23 x 29 in.
Flowers from the Rust Belt
Robert Kobayashi, Flowers from the Rust Belt, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 17 x 28 in.
Flowers Seeking Attention
Robert Kobayashi, Flowers Seeking Attention, 2002, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 x 23 in.
Red Wall
Robert Kobayashi, Red Wall, 1997, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 x 18 x 1 1/2 in.
Black Nude
Robert Kobayashi, Black Nude, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 25 x 2 1/2 in.
Glass Cup
Robert Kobayashi, Glass Cup, 1998, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 22 x 26 x 2 1/2 in.
Tablescape #2
Robert Kobayashi, Tablescape #2, 1999, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 16 1/2 x 18 x 2 in.
Eastern Standard Time, Vermont
Robert Kobayashi, Eastern Standard Time, Vermont, 2001, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 27 x 32 x 2 1/2 in.
Summer Window
Robert Kobayashi, Summer Window, 2010, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 20 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 2 in.
Yellow Room
Robert Kobayashi, Yellow Room, 2011, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 24 x 24 x 1 1/4 in.
White on White
Robert Kobayashi, White on White, 2012, Ceiling tin, paint, nails on wood, 36 x 24 x 1 in.
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