Pisa
| Artist | Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988) |
|---|---|
| Title | Pisa |
| Date | 1966 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Dimensions | Overall: 15 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (38.7 x 23.5 x 21 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 73.15 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A smooth, polished marble sculpture that is a light brown color. The shape is an elaborate "C" made of a tube of marble that is slightly dented on the interior side.
The work of American sculptor Isamu Noguchi is strongly connected to both Western and Eastern (especially Japanese) aesthetic traditions. Pisa, carved from a pinkish-brown marble striated with light and dark veins, is a tribute to the Italian sculptural tradition. Noguchi acquired the marble for this sculpture from a Tuscan quarry while living at the American Academy in Rome as a visiting artist.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Pisa | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=73.15