Isamu Noguchi, American, b. Los Angeles, California, 1904–1988 Search this
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
13 X 4 3/8 X 4 3/8 IN. (33.0 X 11.0 X 11.1 CM.) WT. 21 LB. (9.5 KG.)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1958
Provenance:
Stable Gallery, New York, to 20 May 1959
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 20 May 1959-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History:
STABLE GALLERY, New York. Isamu Noguchi, 29 April-30 May 1959, no. 34.
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection, 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 354, ill. p. 180.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Direct Carving in Modern Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection, 6 October-27 November 1983, no. 33.
JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions, 23 March-31 July 1997. Tour: CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER, Chicago,Illinois, 6 September-2 November 1997; JAPANESE-AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Los Angeles, California, 10 December 1997-14 February 1998; ?, Walnut Creek, California, 16 April-4 June 1998. (Tour extended to: KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Taiwan, 1998; ?, Taipei, 19 December 1998-21 March 1999; MARUGAME GENICHIRO INOKUMA MUSEUM, Japan, 10 April-30 May 1999; AKITA SENSHU MUSUEM, Japan, 12 August-30 September; FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM, Japan, 23 October-5 December.)
ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, D.C. "Isamu Noguchi and Modern Japanese Ceramics," 4 May - 7 September 2003. TOUR: JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM, Los Angeles, CA, February - 30 May 2004.
Published References:
TILLIM, SIDNEY. "In the Galleries," Isamu Noguchi," Arts 33 (June 1959): 55.
SCHWARTZ, MARVIN D. "News and Views from New York," Apollo 70 (August 1959): 34.
NOGUCHI, ISAMU. A Sculptor's World (New York: Harper & Row, 1968): ill. 88 (installation view of Stable Gallery exhibition).
GROVE, NANCY, and DIANE BOTNICK. The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue. (New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1980): no. 443, p. 78.
SWEENEY, JAMES. "Hirshhorn Sculpture Show Cuts Fine Figures," The Journal (8 November 1983): n.p., ill.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
