Isamu Noguchi, Cullen Sculpture Garden

Isamu Noguchi

American · 1904–1988 · Painter, Sculptor

Isamu Noguchi was an American artist, furniture designer and landscape architect whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s. Known for his sculpture and public artworks,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Isamu Noguchi, The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New York, 1939, Stack-laminated rosewood, original Herculite plate glassThe Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New YorkPhillips · $4,450,500≈ £2,827,510≈ €3,549,892Sign up to see
  2. Isamu Noguchi, Enigma (Who Knows), 1956-57, cast ironEnigma (Who Knows)Wright · $495,300≈ £369,489≈ €424,567Sign up to see
  3. Isamu Noguchi, Rare and Important coffee table, 1945-47, marble, wood, spun aluminumRare and Important coffee tableWright · $444,500≈ £334,085≈ €389,400Sign up to see

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Isamu Noguchi was an American artist, furniture designer and landscape architect whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s. Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, Akari light sculptures, and furniture pieces, many of which are still manufactured and sold. His work is displayed at the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum in New York City as well as many other museums.

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Born 1904, Los AngelesDied 1988, New York CityOccupation Painter, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q442628 ↗ULAN 500008602 ↗Museum works 5

abstract expressionism

Also known as Noguchi

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Isamu Noguchi, Cullen Sculpture Garden
Cullen Sculpture Garden1986
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CC BY 2.0 · Richard O. Barry from San Diego, California, United States, via Wikimedia Com…
Isamu Noguchi, Garden of the UNESCO Headquarters
Garden of the UNESCO Headquarters
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CC BY 2.0 · Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Isamu Noguchi, Khmer
Khmer1962
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Isamu Noguchi, The cry
The cry1959
Kröller-Müller Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kröller-Müller Museum
Isamu Noguchi, Portrait of Kitaoji Rosanjin
Portrait of Kitaoji Rosanjin1952
Noguchi Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Noguchi Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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