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Noguchi, Isamu,
Okada, Shinichi,
Abstract
Fountain
Sculpture
Supreme Court Building Fountains, (sculpture).
Artist:
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, sculptor.
Okada, Shinichi, 1928- , architect.
Title:
Supreme Court Building Fountains, (sculpture).
Dates:
1974.
Medium:
Black granite.
Dimensions:
6 fountains.
Description:
Six identical rectangular fountains with circular overflowing wells in the center. Each fountain is positioned in a sunken rectangular trough.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Supreme Court Building, Tokyo, Japan
Remarks:
The site for these fountains, which faces the Imperial Palace grounds, is the innermost area used by the justices of the Supreme Court, and as such is not accessible to the public.
References:
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. 746.
Illustration:
Grove, Nancy & Diane Botnick, "The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979," New York: Garland Pub., 1980, plate 746.
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 87560741
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