The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Mother with Child

Mother with Child

1958
(American, 1904–1988)
America, 20th century
white marble
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.)
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.48
© The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

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

In 1927–28, while working in the Paris studio of Constantin Brancusi, Noguchi learned marble carving techniques and a deep appreciation for radically reduced, elemental form. He also discovered Surrealism during his Paris years and became friendly with sculptor Alexander Calder. While living in New York in the early 1940s, Noguchi developed a close relationship with the Surrealists in exile. The primordial, mythic imagery of his postwar sculptures reflects his anguish over the precarious state of the world.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 201 archive.org
    Stechow, Wolfgang. "Cleveland's Golden Anniversary Acquisitions." Artnews 65, no. 5 (September 1966): 30-64. Reproduced: p. 33; Mentioned: p. 64
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 201 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 253 archive.org
    Henning, Edward B. Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1987. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 136, no. 47
  • Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 16-November 8, 1987).
    Whitney Museum, NY, 1968: "Isamu Noguchi Retrospective"
    CMA 1966: "Golden Anniversary Acquisitions," Bulletin LIII (September 1966), repr. p. 245, listed p. 284
    Fifty Years of Modern Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 15-July 31, 1966).
    CMA 1966: "Fifty Years of Modern Art, cat. #135, repr.
    CMA 1987: "Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960," cat. #47, p. 136, repr.
    Stable Gallery, NY, 1959
  • {{cite web|title=Mother with Child|url=false|author=Isamu Noguchi|year=1958|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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