Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904-1988). <em>My Uncle</em>, 1931. Terracotta, plaster, 16 1/2 × 9 × 8 in. (41.9 × 22.9 × 20.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 42.339. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 42.339_front_SL1.jpg)

My Uncle

Artist:Isamu Noguchi

Medium: Terracotta, plaster

Dates:1931

Dimensions: 16 1/2 × 9 × 8 in. (41.9 × 22.9 × 20.3 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, Beyond Borders and Boundaries, 20th and 21st Centuries

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 42.339

Image: 42.339_front_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Head of man facing frontally with eyes closed, loosely modeled surface. Molding seams are visible and there is plaster trapped in many of the recesses, presumably from the orignal mold. Condition: Good.

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