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Sunken Garden, Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Noguchi, Isamu 1904-1988  Search this
Architectural firm:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill  Search this
Medium:
Basalt rocks, granite paving
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Chase Manhattan Bank 410 Park Avenue New York New York 10022
Date:
1961-1964
Notes:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.
Grove, Nancy & Diane Botnick, "The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979," New York: Garland Pub., 1980, no. 514.
Noguchi, Isamu, "The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum), 1987, pg. 166.
Summary:
A round, sunken area with several large stones set on an undulating surface paved with curved granite paving stones. In the summer water is sprayed through a cluster of fountain jets installed in the granite floor.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87560458
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_113395