The life of Isamu Noguchi : journey without borders / Masayo Duus ; translated by Peter Duus.

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Duus, Masayo, 1938-2022.

Title & Author:

The life of Isamu Noguchi : journey without borders / Masayo Duus ; translated by Peter Duus.

Publication:

Description:

439 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Isamu Noguchi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-427) and index.
Yone and Leonie -- His mother's child -- All-American boy -- Journey of self-discovery -- Becoming a Nisei -- The song of a snail -- Honeymoon with Japan -- The world of dreams -- The universe in a garden -- Encounter with a stonecutter -- Farewell to a dreamer.
Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"Isamu Noguchi, born in Los Angeles as the illegitimate son of an American mother and a Japanese poet father, was one of the most prolific yet enigmatic figures in the history of twentieth-century American art. Throughout his life, Noguchi (1904-1988) grappled with the ambiguity of his identity as an artist caught up in two cultures." "His personal struggles - as well as his many personal triumphs - are chronicled in The Life of Isamu Noguchi, the first full-length biography of Noguchi. Published in connection with the centennial of the artist's birth, the book draws on Noguchi's letters, his reminiscences, and interviews with his friends and colleagues to cast new light on his youth, his creativity, and his relationships." "During his sixty-year career, there was hardly a genre that Noguchi failed to explore. He produced more than 2,500 works of sculpture; designed furniture, lamps, and stage sets; created dramatic public gardens all over the world; and pioneered the development of environmental art. After studying in Paris, where he befriended Alexander Calder and worked as an assistant to Constantin Brancusi, he became an ardent advocate for abstract sculpture." "Noguchi's private life was no less passionate than his artistic career. The book describes his romances with many women, among them the dancer Ruth Page, the painter Frida Kahlo, and the writer Anais Nin."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

069112096X (cl ; alk. paper)
9780691120966 (cl ; alk. paper)
0691127824
9780691127828

Subject:

Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988.
Noguchi, Isamu <1904->
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988 Biographie.
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-
Noguchi, Isamu 1904-1988
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988 skulptörer.
Noguchi, Isamu.
Japanese American sculptors Biography.
Sculpteurs américains d'origine japonaise Biographies.
21.52 history of sculpture.
Japanese American sculptors.
Plastieken.
Sculptors United States 20th century Biography.
Skulptörer Förenta staterna 1900-talet biografi.
Skulptörer Japan 1900-talet biografi.
Verenigde Staten.

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographie.
Biographies.
Biographies (form)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 232808
Call No.: NB1116.N778 D8 2004
Status: Available

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