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Noguchi, Isamu,
Sadao, Shoji,
Netsch, Walter Andrew,
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
In Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic, (sculpture).
Artist:
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, sculptor.
Sadao, Shoji, 1927- , architect.
Netsch, Walter Andrew, 1920- , architect.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architectural firm.
Title:
In Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic, (sculpture).
Dates:
1976-1977.
Medium:
Granite and stainless steel.
Dimensions:
2 elements. 40 x 40 ft.
Description:
The fountain is composed of two separate elements arranged within a shallow rectangular pond. Water flows down the length of the vertical component, a tall, angular V-shaped shaft, and over the evenly spaced horizontal grooves of its surface. The second element suggests the action of a waterfall as water spills from the deep crevice carved along the upper surface of the horizontal cylinder.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603-6110
Remarks:
The commission was provided by the trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago as administrators of the B. F. Ferguson Monument Fund to honor the U. S. bicentennial, which coincided with the erection of the Institute's east wing.
References:
Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.
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. 752.
Illustration:
Grove, Nancy & Diane Botnick, "The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979," New York: Garland Pub., 1980, plate 752.
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 87560748
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