9 Isamu Noguchi

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TitleDeath (Lynched Figure)

Creator nameNoguchi, Isamu

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1934

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMonel, steel, wood, and rope

Dimensions88 3/4 × 31 7/8 in. (225.4 × 81 × 65.2 cm)

LocationThe Noguchi Museum, New York

https://www.noguchi.org/museum/collection/death-lynched-figure

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsLynching in artSculpture, American--20th centuryDeath in artModernism (Art)--United States

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