Isamu Noguchi

(1904–1988) Japanese-American artist and landscape architect (1904–1988)

Isamu Noguchi (Japan, 1904–1988) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Isamu Noguchi belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Isamu Noguchi was born in Los Angeles and died in New York City. Isamu Noguchi trained at Columbia University, Saint Joseph College, Yokohama, and Leonardo da Vinci Art School. The teachers included Gutzon Borglum and Constantin Brâncuși. Isamu Noguchi worked in New York City, Paris, Poston War Relocation Center, and India. Wikidata associates Isamu Noguchi with abstract expressionism. Isamu Noguchi became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and The 8th Street Club. The awards include Guggenheim Fellowship, National Medal of Arts, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, and Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class.

The best-known works include ‘Cullen Sculpture Garden’ and ‘Playscapes’. The works belong mainly to the genre abstract art. The catalogue has 2 buildings by Isamu Noguchi. The dated buildings span the years 1900–1985. The buildings are in Houston and Queens.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Torii Kotondo, Nobuko Tsuchiura, Ihei Kimura, Katsue Kitasono, and Shiko Munakata.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• Noguchi Museum