Isamu NOGUCHI
(1904 – 1988)
American sculptor and designer with Japanese roots | 1904 born in Los Angeles | 1933-37 designs for public squares, monuments and playgrounds | 1942-48 intensifies his work on theatre; designs furniture and lamps | 1949~ extensive travels in Europe, Middle East and Japan | 1959 participates in Documenta II in Kassel, Germany | 1961 opens studio in Long Island City, New York | 1964 Documenta III | 1971-79 studio on the island of Shikoku | 1986 represents the USA at the Venice Biennale | 1980-85 founds “Isamu Noguchi Foundation” and the “Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum” in Long Island City | 1988 died in New York
