The Cat
Artist
Isamu Noguchi
(American, 1904 - 1988)
Datedesigned 1939, made 2005
MediumBlown and engraved glass
Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm) diameter
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2016.14
On View
Not on viewLabel TextIsamu Noguchi, designer American, 1904–1988 Steuben Glass, Inc., manufacturer American, Corning, New York, 1903–2011 The Cat, 1939 From the series Designs in Glass by Twenty-Seven Contemporary Artists Blown and engraved glass, produced 2005 In the late 1930s Steuben Glass solicited designs from 27 prominent living artists to be engraved on a series of plates and bowls. These images filled the broad open spaces of geometrically simple wares, creating sophisticated decorative objects more appropriate for display than for everyday use. Study of Japanese scroll paintings inspired the sleek outline of a cat on this plate, designed by sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Other featured artists included Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, and Georgia O’Keeffe, and their celebrity solidified Steuben’s reputation as America’s leading maker of fine art glass. Museum purchase 2016.14
