Isamu Noguchi, Victim, 1962 (cast 1984). Bronze cast of balsawood sculpture.

Victim

1962 (cast 1984)
Black patina, Bronze
A group of sculptures was carved from balsawood and taken to Italy for casting in bronze. The largest of these is Victim. Tragedy is implied by the tension of weight, the tangle of limbs.
Original Noguchi Collection
Quotations by Isamu Noguchi from The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1987), unless otherwise noted.