Isamu Noguchi’s Birthday


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Isamu Noguchi (November 17, 1904 – December 30, 1988) was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public works, 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.

Among his furniture work was his collaboration with the Herman Miller company in 1948 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. His work lives on around the world and at the The Noguchi Museum in New York City.

イサム・ノグチ(Isamu Noguchi、日本名:野口 勇、1904年11月17日 - 1988年12月30日)はアメリカ合衆国ロサンゼルス生まれの彫刻家、画家、インテリアデザイナー、造園家・作庭家、舞台芸術家。日系アメリカ人である。
父は愛知県生まれの日本の詩人で慶應義塾大学教授の野口米次郎、母はアメリカの作家で教師のレオニ・ギルモア(Leonie Gilmour)。

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