The Isamu Noguchi Catalogue Raisonné: Artwork: Thornton Wilder: [109A]

109A

Thornton Wilder

1932

Terra-cotta

12 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 10 inches (31.1 x 197 x 25.4 cm)

Wood base in shape of truncated four sided pyramid: 6 x 6 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches (15.2 x 15.9 x 17.1 cm). Wood post support going inside the hollow sculpture through neck.

Not inscribed

One terracotta, one bronze

Current Collection

Allen Memorial Art Gallery, Oberlin College. Gift of Thornton Wilder, 1976.

Provenance

Thornton Wilder, 1932
Current collection, 1976

Published On

November 5 2019

Status

published

Related Exhibitions

Related Bibliography

"Third Noguchi." TIME 20, no.15 (10 October 1932): 19.
Botnick, Diane and Nancy Grove. The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue. New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1980: i-xvii, 1-625
Grove, Nancy. Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture. Exhibition catalogue. Washington DC: National Portrait Gallery, in association with the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989: i-xvi, 1-125.
Filler, Martin. "Talking Heads: Noguchi's portrait busts bring to life two decades of America's creative elite." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Home and Garden, May 1989: 62.
Gabriel, Mary. "Isamu Noguchis Long Goodbye." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Museum & Arts - Washington 5, no. 2 (March/April 1989): 58-61.
Kimmelman, Michael. "Forgotten Noguchi: Portrait Sculpture Of His First Fame." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. New York Times, 17 May 1989.
Kimmelman, Michael. "Noguchi's portrait busts from 1920s-30s reveal another side." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Houston Chronicle, 20 May 1989.
"Portrait Sculptures by Isamu Noguchi." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Antiques and Collectibles, 2 May 1989.
Kimmelman, Michael. "Noguchi as a Master of Portrait Sculpture." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. New York Times, 17 May 1989.
"'Isamu Noguchi: The Portrait Sculpture' Washington D.C. Apr. 15-Aug. 20." Exhibition announcement, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Travel & Leisure, April 1989.
Forgey, Benjamin. "Noguchi, Honing His Craft." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Washington Post, 15 April 1989: C1, C6.
Forgey, Benjamin. "Noguchi:Honing Art, Paying Rent." Review of exhibition, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. International Herald Tribune, 22 April 1989.
"Early Noguchi portrait sculpture." Exhibition announcement, Isamu Noguchi Portrait Sculpture at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

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