
Believing that sculpture should be “an equivalent for natural forms and forces,” Isamu Noguchi explored the sun’s vital power in this massive marble. He derived its shape from a millstone which, “inverted and elevated, becomes a sun-like image.”
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
- Title
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Grey Sun
- Artist
- Date
- 1967
- Location
- Dimensions
- 40 7⁄8 x 39 3⁄8 x 16 7⁄8 in. (103.8 x 100.0 x 42.8 cm)
- Copyright
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© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of the artist
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- Arni marble
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Keywords
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- Abstract
- Object Number
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1969.158
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
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