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US and Canada 27 David Rabinowitch        28 N. E. Thing Co.                         30 Isamu Noguchi
           Basswood tube 1969                        Iain Baxter                                Humpty Dumpy 1946
           Basswood                                  A 'happening' is taking place at the      Height 58* in., ribbon stone
           6 x 6 x 10 ft                             National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, until   Whitney Museum of American Art, New
           This is one of the works from the Carmen   6 July by Vancouver artist lain Baxter who   York, is showing some works from its
           Lamanna Gallery's Group show of work by   has organized his creative talents into a   collection during the summer months
           their gallery artists during July and August,   company, N. E. Thing Co. (`anything goes').   including this Noguchi sculpture. Isamu
           It also features Gary Lee-Nova and        The exhibition is entitled 'N. E. Thing Co   Noguchi, born 1904, has been influenced in
           David Bolduc.                             Environment'.                             turn by Brancusi, Calder, Giacometti and
                                                     29 lain Baxter                            his vertical figures are among the most
                                                     N. E. Thing Co.                           original contributions to contemporary
                                                     As Baxter's press handout says: See a display   sculpture.
                                                     of NETCO'S latest developments in visual
                                                     sensitivity information, through projects,
                                                     ideas, research and on the first floor of the
                                                     Lorne Building and at various sites in Ottawa.
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