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Currently not on view
White Sun,
1966
Isamu Noguchi, 1904–1988; born Los Angeles, CA; died New York, NY
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Noguchi created White Sun while developing The Garden (Pyramid, Sun, and Cube) at Yale University. Princeton's is one of several study versions; others include a black granite sun now in Seattle. Drawing on both Eastern and Western cultural traditions, Noguchi's sculptures appear to possess the quality of effortlessness, a virtue Japanese artists once valued above perfection.
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Title
White Sun
Dates
1966
Maker
Medium
Saravezza marble
Dimensions
73.7 x 71.1 x 33 cm. (29 x 28 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1969-129
Signatures
Unsigned
Culture
Type
Materials
Subject
- Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., cat. no. 3; p. 44-47
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996).
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., p. 36–37 (illus.)
