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Yoshitomo Nara
Black Dog1999

Not on view
Glossy black sculpture of a stylized standing dog with simplified, balloon-like forms, long floppy ears, and a curved tail
Artist or Maker
Yoshitomo Nara
Japan, born 1959
Title
Black Dog
Date Made
1999
Medium
Fiberglass, high gloss body paint
Dimensions
44 1/2 x 60 x 40 in. (113.03 x 152.4 x 101.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Norton and Eileen Harris Norton, Santa Monica in honor of the museum's 40th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2005.137.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
Copyright
© Yoshitomo Nara

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