Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was a Japanese-American sculptor, designer, and landscape architect. He is best known for his mid-century furniture designs, which are characterized by their simple, elegant lines and organic forms.
Noguchi was born in Los Angeles to a Japanese father and an American mother. He spent his early childhood in Japan, but moved back to the United States in 1918. He studied sculpture at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York. In 1927, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship, which allowed him to travel to Paris and study under the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi.
During his time in Paris, Noguchi developed his own unique style of sculpture, which was influenced by Brancusi's work as well as his Japanese heritage. He began to create sculptures that were both simple and bold, and that often combined organic and geometric forms.
In the early 1930s, Noguchi more...
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