Portrait of Charles Alan

Date

(1929)

Artist

Isamu Noguchi, American, b. Los Angeles, California, 1904–1988

Provenance

Gift of the artist to Charles Alan, 1935

Charles Alan, New York, 1935-18 December 1973

Gift of Charles Alan in Memory of Aline Saarinen, 1973

Exhibition History

MARIE STERNER GALLERY, New York. Paintings by Ebihara and Fifteen Sculptured Heads by Noguchi, 3-14 February 1930.

HARVARD SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Watercolors by a Group of Five and Bronzes by Isamu Noguchi, 27 February-15 March 1930.

ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO, Illinois. Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 26 March-9 April 1930.

[HARRY BRAXTON GALLERY, Los Angeles, 1930. per Charles Alan]

BUFFALO FINE ARTS ACADEMY, ALBRIGHT ART GALLERY, Buffalo, New York. Bronzes and Drawings by Isamu Noguchi and a Group of Bronzes by ChanaOrloff, 24 December 1930-25 January 1931, no. 12.

ART GALLERY OF TORONTO, Canada. An Exhibition of Sculpture by Chana Orloff and Isamu Noguchi, February 1931.

Published References

UNSIGNED. "Exhibitions in New York Galleries: Portrait Heads by Noguchi," Art News 28 (8 February 1930): 15.

GROVE, NANCY, and DIANE BOTNICK. The Sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, 1924-1979: A Catalogue. (New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1980): no.52, p. 8, ill.

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Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Charles Alan in memory of Aline Saarinen, 1973

Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Accession Number

73.2

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze on wood base

Dimensions

14 X 8 1/2 X 10 1/2 IN. (35.3 X 21.4 X 26.6 CM.) ON WOOD BASE: 2 1/4 X 5 1/4 X 5 1/4 IN. (5.8 X 13.1 X 13.2 CM.) WT. 21 LB. (9.5 KG.)