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Object Details

Provenance
Hans Knoll
Harold Diamond, New York, to 1 November 1962
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1 November 1962-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
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. 32.
ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, DC. "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
GROVE, NANCY, and DIANE BOTNICK. The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue. (New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1980): no. 183, p. 32.
LIEBSON, MILT. Direct Stone Sculpture: A Guide to Technique and Creativity (West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 1991): ill. p. 45.
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Artist
Isamu Noguchi, American, b. Los Angeles, California, 1904–1988
Date
(1943)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Medium
Slate
Dimensions
8 7/8 × 9 3/8 × 8 in., 5 lb. (22.5 × 23.8 × 20.3 cm, 2.3 kg)
Type
Sculpture

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