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Figure Emerging 1983 By Isamu Noguchi

Viewed From Right and Behind
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The statue was small, no more than seven feet tall, and faced the Metreon and the plaza in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:10 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6699
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Viewed From Left And Behind
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Here was the statue with the Contemporary Jewish Museum behind it.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:20 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6700
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Viewed From Right Front
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The statue with the Ducca Restaurant behind it.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:34 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6701
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Detail Of Spot Welded Seam
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Close up of the welded seam at the top of the sculpture. Notice that the Rain Mountain sculpture by this same artist is behind it.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:44 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6702
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Wing At The Top
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Looking up at the wing at the top of the sculpture. Above and behind is the building containing the Ducca Restaurant.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:50 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6703
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Close Up Of The Back
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A close up shot of the back of the statue. Notice at the left the back of the spot weld.

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:41:58 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6704
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Sign Located On The Base
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The sign attached to the base of the statue read:

Isamu Noguchi
Figure Emerging 12/18
Published by Gemini G.E.L.
8365 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90069
© Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983 IN82-2106

Figure Emerging 1983 by Isamu Noguchi external link   •  Statue copyright Isamu Noguchi Foundation 1983   •  Just outside the Contemporary Jewish Museum external link   •  Mission between 3rd & 4th, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 15 July 2011)   •  (Photo taken 14:40:59 Monday 4 July 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B11_6697
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