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Rock Carvings: Passage of the Seasons

Rock Carvings: Passage of the Seasons

1981
(American, 1904–1988)
America, 20th century
basalt with mineral accretions
Part 1: 286.9 cm (112 15/16 in.); Part 2: 347.8 cm (136 15/16 in.); Part 3: 208.4 cm (82 1/16 in.)
Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund 1981.46
© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: NL North Lawn

Did You Know?

This three-part stone sculpture was commissioned for the Cleveland Museum of Art's north lawn in 1981.

Description

Noguchi's use of interesting stones with a minimum of carved manipulation derives in part from Eastern traditions of reverence for the mystic qualities and natural aesthetics of rocks. It also draws from modern art movements in the artist's incorporation of pre-existing and serendipitous formal qualities of the material itself.
  • 1981
    The Mildred Andrews Fund, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1981–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Monumental Noguchi Sculpture to be Installed at the Cleveland Museum of Art,” March 31, 1981, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
    CMA 1982: "Year in Review 1981" cat. no. 48
  • {{cite web|title=Rock Carvings: Passage of the Seasons|url=false|author=Isamu Noguchi|year=1981|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.46