American artist and landscape architect (1904–1988)
The native form of this personal name is Noguchi Isamu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi, 1983
Born
(1904-11-17)November 17, 1904
Los Angeles, California, US
Died
December 30, 1988(1988-12-30) (aged 84)
New York City, US
Education
Columbia University
Known for
Sculpture landscape architecture furniture design
Notable work
Red Cube (New York City) Black Sun (Seattle) Sky Gate (Honolulu) Akari lanterns Herman Miller lounge table Sapporo Moerenuma Park
Movement
Biomorphism
Spouse
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
(m. 1951; div. 1957)
[1]
Awards
Logan Medal of the arts (Art Institute of Chicago)1963; Gold Medal, Architectural League of New York1965; Brandeis Creative Arts Award, 1966; Gold Medal (American Academy of Arts and Letters), 1977; Order of the Sacred Treasure; National Medal of Arts (1987)
The Garden of Peace, UNESCO headquarters, Paris. Donated by the Government of Japan, this garden was designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1958 and installed by Japanese gardener Toemon Sano.
Isamu Noguchi (野口 勇, Noguchi Isamu, English: /nəˈɡuːtʃi/;[2] November 17, 1904 – December 30, 1988) was an American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward.[3] Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.
In 1947, Noguchi began a collaboration with the Herman Miller company, when he joined with George Nelson, Paul László and Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture ever produced, including the iconic Noguchi table which remains in production today.[4] His work lives on around the world and at the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in New York City.
^"Chronology". The Noguchi Museum. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^"Noguchi". Dictionary.com. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
^Brenson, Michael (December 31, 1988). "Isamu Noguchi, the Sculptor, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^Pina, Leslie (1998). Classic Herman Miller. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 0-7643-0471-2.
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a guide for Japanese American artist IsamuNoguchi during Noguchi's trip to Japan in 1950. Hasegawa and Noguchi visited landmark sites together including...
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his personal designs and the designers that he recruited, including IsamuNoguchi, Charles and Ray Eames, and textile designer Alexander Girard. Beginning...
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Martha Graham's dance company. Gilmour's older half-brother was sculptor IsamuNoguchi. Gilmour was born in 1912 in Yokohama, Japan. Her father was unknown...
McDonald, and designed by Japanese-American sculptor and product designer IsamuNoguchi. Although the product was manufactured for only a few years, it has...
equipment, outdoor sports fields, and objects that are designed by IsamuNoguchi, a Japanese American artist. Visitors can enter the park and use the...
IsamuNoguchi". In Saison Museum; Bijutsukan Renraku Kyōgikai; Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama; Fukuyama Museum of Art (eds.). IsamuNoguchi to...
known for his work and collaborations with R. Buckminster Fuller and IsamuNoguchi. During World War II he was stationed in Germany and was a cartographer...
Fund, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Bronx Museum of the Arts, and IsamuNoguchi Foundation and Garden Museum. Her work has also focused on individual...
director IsamuNoguchi (野口 勇, 1904–1988), Japanese-American artist and landscape architect Isamu Sekiguchi (関口 勇, born 1910), Japanese skier Isamu Shibayama...
Alajalov, a well-known New York cover artist. Early in 1933, she and IsamuNoguchi took a Caribbean cruise where he was introduced to many of her wealthy...
founded in New York City (1923–1942), whose most famous student was IsamuNoguchi and whose director was sculptor and poet Onorio Ruotolo. With sculptor...
choreography was by Graham, with costumes by Edythe Gilfond and sets by IsamuNoguchi. The ballet was well received at the 1944 premiere, earning Copland...
of people and fictional characters with the name Sinai (Noguchi), a sculpture by IsamuNoguchi Sinai, a game by SPI Sinai, a 19th-century monthly Jewish...
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a lobby extending from Fifth Avenue, and a waterfall sculpture by IsamuNoguchi. The upper floors had a variety of office tenants, including those in...
(1943) had considerable influence on such artists as Martha Graham, IsamuNoguchi, Pollock, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. Around 1944 Barnett Newman...
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