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Mother with Child

1958

Isamu Noguchi

(American, 1904–1988)
Culture
America
Medium
white marble
Measurements
Overall: 110.5 x 23 x 23.6 cm (43 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 9 5/16 in.); with base: 204.4 x 45.8 x 45.8 cm (80 1/2 x 18 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.48
Copyright
© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

Noguchi said, "You can find out how to do something and then do it, or do something and then find out what you did."

Description

American sculptor Isamu Noguchi carved Mother with Child from a from a single block of marble. Its abstract forms consist of two smooth cylindrical shapes enveloped by a horizontal band having a greater degree of texture. The sculpture’s composition suggests the bond of human intimacy indicated by its title.

Mother with Child

1958

Isamu Noguchi

(American, 1904–1988)
America

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