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Kouros by Isamu Noguchi

Kouros

Isamu Noguchi · 1945

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DETAILS
Artist
Isamu Noguchi
Date
1945
Medium
Marble
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
9 ft. 9 in. × 42 1/8 in. × 34 1/8 in. (297.2 × 107 × 86.7 cm)
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
Credit line
Fletcher Fund, 1953
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Isamu Noguchi

Isamu Noguchi, an American artist of Japanese descent, blended Eastern and Western aesthetics across sculpture, furniture, and landscape design.

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