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Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd from the Collection of Sandra Ferry Rockefeller
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Myo
Details
ISAMU NOGUCHI (1904-1988)
Myo
Kurama granite
65 x 35 x 15 ½ in. (165.1 x 88.9 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1957-1966.
Myo
Kurama granite
65 x 35 x 15 ½ in. (165.1 x 88.9 x 39.4 cm.)
Executed in 1957-1966.
Provenance
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, New York, 1980, acquired directly from the artist
By descent from the above to the late owner, 1992
By descent from the above to the late owner, 1992
Literature
N. Edgar, "Noguchi: Master of Ceremony,” ARTnews, April 1968, vol. 67, no. 2, p. 52.
P. Katz and W. Jackson, "Isamu Noguchi," ART NOW: NEW YORK, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1971, n.p.
S. Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, pp. 174 and 178-179 (illustrated in situ).
S. Hunter, "Isamu Noguchi: 'I Know Nothing About Anything, and Thats Why I'm so Free,'" ARTnews, vol. 77, no. 5, May 1978, p. 28 (illustrated).
N. Grove and D. Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York, 1980, p. 76, no. 435 (illustrated).
M. Sheffield, “Perfecting the Imperfect: Noguchi’s Personal Style,” Artforum, vol. 18, no. 8, April 1980, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Greenspun, ed., The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, New York, 1987, pp. 12 and 20.
D. Ashton, Noguchi East and West, New York, 1992, pp. 61 and 170-171.
B. Altshuler, Isamu Noguchi: Modern Masters, vol. 16, New York, 1994, pp. 85-86, no. 90 (illustrated).
B. Rychlak, Zen No Zen: Aspects of Noguchi's Sculptural Vision, New York, 2002, p. 26.
Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 2004, pp. 210-211 (illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 2004, p. 115 (illustrated).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 435 (illustrated).
P. Katz and W. Jackson, "Isamu Noguchi," ART NOW: NEW YORK, vol. 3, no. 1, March 1971, n.p.
S. Hunter, Isamu Noguchi, New York, 1978, pp. 174 and 178-179 (illustrated in situ).
S. Hunter, "Isamu Noguchi: 'I Know Nothing About Anything, and Thats Why I'm so Free,'" ARTnews, vol. 77, no. 5, May 1978, p. 28 (illustrated).
N. Grove and D. Botnick, The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979, A Catalogue, New York, 1980, p. 76, no. 435 (illustrated).
M. Sheffield, “Perfecting the Imperfect: Noguchi’s Personal Style,” Artforum, vol. 18, no. 8, April 1980, n.p. (illustrated).
J. Greenspun, ed., The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, New York, 1987, pp. 12 and 20.
D. Ashton, Noguchi East and West, New York, 1992, pp. 61 and 170-171.
B. Altshuler, Isamu Noguchi: Modern Masters, vol. 16, New York, 1994, pp. 85-86, no. 90 (illustrated).
B. Rychlak, Zen No Zen: Aspects of Noguchi's Sculptural Vision, New York, 2002, p. 26.
Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor, exh. cat., Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, 2004, pp. 210-211 (illustrated).
I. Noguchi, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor's World, New York, 2004, p. 115 (illustrated).
Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné, digital, ongoing, no. 435 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Isamu Noguchi, April-June 1968, p. 45, fig. 49 (illustrated).
Antwerp, Kunsthistorische Musea Openlucht Museum voor Beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, 11e Biënnale Middelheim, Antwerpen, June-October 1971, pp. 94 and 106, no. 70 (illustrated).
Antwerp, Kunsthistorische Musea Openlucht Museum voor Beeldhouwkunst Middelheim, 11e Biënnale Middelheim, Antwerpen, June-October 1971, pp. 94 and 106, no. 70 (illustrated).
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