Oil on canvas
Kuniyoshi’s artistic development was shaped by the artist and collector Hamilton Easter Field, his first major patron. Field invited Kuniyoshi and his wife, the artist Katherine Schmidt, to his Summer School for Graphic Arts in Ogunquit, Maine, where the couple developed a passion for collecting American folk art. Having immigrated from Japan, Kuniyoshi was drawn to folk art as it aligned with his eorts to define himself as an American artist. Here, he depicts himself playing golf—a symbol of wealth and upward mobility in the 1920s in the United States. His use of space and flattened perspective reflects the artistic tendencies of the folk paintings, drawings, and antiques he had been collecting.
American Folk Art: Revisiting the Collection of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, June 13, 2026–August 09, 2026
Explore more
Revisiting the Collection of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
3 SouthA champion of the avant-garde and a cofounder of MoMA, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller played a pivotal role in recognizing folk art as integral to the artistic traditions of the United States and to a modern and inclusive art history.
Learn more →
From MoMA Design Store
Installation views
We have identified this work in the following photos from our exhibition history.
Licensing
Artwork or archival images
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA's collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
Audio and film clips
MoMA licenses archival audio and select out of copyright film clips from our film collection. At this time, MoMA produced video cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. All requests to license archival audio or out of copyright film clips should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. Motion picture film stills cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For access to motion picture film stills for research purposes, please contact the Film Study Center at [email protected]. For more information about film loans and our Circulating Film and Video Library, please visit Circulating Film and Video Library.
Text from a publication or the archives
If you would like to reproduce text from a MoMA publication, please email [email protected]. If you would like to publish text from MoMA's archival materials, please fill out this permission form and send to [email protected].
Feedback
This record is a work in progress. If you have additional information or spotted an error, please fill out this feedback form.