Composition

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