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Black Sun, (sculpture). Artist:  Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, sculptor. Title:  Black Sun, (sculpture). Dates:  1968 or 1969. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: black Brazilian granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 110 x 37 x 110 in.; Base: approx. 28 in. x 12 ft. x 22 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A large circular sculpture with a hole through the center is balanced vertically on one edge. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Seattle Art Museum, 100 University Street, Seattle, Washington 98101 Coadministered by City of Seattle, Parks and Recreation, 100 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109 Located Volunteer Park, Across street from Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $45,000 given in 1968 to the City of Seattle. According to James M. Rupp's "Art in Seattle's Public Places," one half of the cost was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1968, and the remainder was given by Dr. Richard Fuller, cofounder of the Seattle Art Museum; however, the Seattle Arts Commission's "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art" states that the sculpture was a gift through the Seattle Foundation, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. IAS files contain copies from Seattle Arts Commission, "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, 1991, pg. 166; and Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places: An Illustrated Guide," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 146-147. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. University of Washington, Henry Gallery, 1976. Noguchi, Isamu, "The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum), 1987. Grove, Nancy & Diane Botnick, "The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979," New York: Garland Pub., 1980, no. 670. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. Illustration:  Image on file. Grove, Nancy & Diane Botnick, "The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979," New York: Garland Pub., 1980, plate 670. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 75008709   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75008709 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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