Editing Isamu Noguchi (section)

{{Short description|American artist and landscape architect (1904–1988)}}
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{{Eastern name order|Noguchi Isamu}}
{{Infobox artist
| name             = Isamu Noguchi
| image            = Isamu Noguchi, 1983 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Isamu Noguchi, 1983
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1904|11|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place      = Los Angeles, California, US
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1988|12|30|1904|11|17|mf=y}}
| death_place      = New York City, US
| field            = Sculpture<br /> [[landscape architecture]]<br /> furniture<br /> design
| movement         = [[Biomorphism]]
| works            = ''Red Cube'' (New York City)<br /> ''[[Black Sun (sculpture)|Black Sun]]'' (Seattle)<br />''Sky Gate'' (Honolulu)<br /> ''Akari'' lanterns<br /> [[Herman Miller (manufacturer)|Herman Miller]] lounge table<br />[[Moerenuma Park|Sapporo Moerenuma Park]]
| awards           = [[Logan Medal of the arts]] ([[Art Institute of Chicago]])1963; Gold Medal, [[Architectural League of New York]]1965; Brandeis Creative Arts Award, 1966; Gold Medal ([[American Academy of Arts and Letters]]), 1977; [[Order of the Sacred Treasure]]; [[National Medal of Arts]] (1987)
| education        = [[Columbia University]]
| spouse           = {{marriage|[[Yoshiko Yamaguchi]]|1951|1957|end=divorce}}<ref name="Chronology">{{cite web |title=Chronology |url=https://www.noguchi.org/isamu-noguchi/biography/chronology/ |website=The Noguchi Museum |access-date=January 2, 2022}}</ref>
}}

[[File:April 2010, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris - The Garden of Peace (or Japanese Garden) in Spring.jpg|thumb|upright|The Garden of Peace, [[UNESCO]] headquarters, Paris. Donated by the Government of Japan, this garden was designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1958 and installed by Japanese gardener Toemon Sano.]]

{{nihongo|'''Isamu Noguchi'''|野口 勇|Noguchi Isamu|{{IPAc-en|lang|n|ə|ˈ|g|uː|tʃ|i|}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Noguchi |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/noguchi |website=Dictionary.com |access-date=November 26, 2023}}</ref> November 17, 1904 – December 30, 1988}} was an American artist, furniture designer and [[Landscape architecture|landscape architect]] whose career spanned six decades from the 1920s.<ref name="Brenson">{{cite news |last1=Brenson |first1=Michael |title=Isamu Noguchi, the Sculptor, Dies at 84 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/31/obituaries/isamu-noguchi-the-sculptor-dies-at-84.html |access-date=January 2, 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=December 31, 1988}}</ref> Known for his sculpture and public artworks, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various [[Martha Graham]] productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold.

In 1947, Noguchi began a collaboration with the [[Herman Miller (manufacturer)|Herman Miller]] company, when he joined with [[George Nelson (designer)|George Nelson]], [[Paul László]] and [[Charles and Ray Eames|Charles Eames]] to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture ever produced, including the iconic [[Noguchi table]] which remains in production today.<ref>{{cite book | last = Pina | first = Leslie | title = Classic Herman Miller | publisher = Schiffer Publishing | year = 1998 | location = Atglen, Pennsylvania | isbn = 0-7643-0471-2}}</ref> His work is displayed at the [[Noguchi Museum|Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum]] in New York City.