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The Japanese American sculptor describes his life and works.
About the author
Isamu Noguchi, born in1904, was among the most influential sculptors of the twentieth century. Born in Los Angeles to an Irish-American teacher and editor and a Japanese poet, he was raised in Japan until being sent back to the United States to study at age 13. In 1926, Noguchi won one of the first Guggenheim fellowships and travelled to Paris where he worked for six months as a studio assistant to sculptor Constantin Brancusi. In addition to his sculptural work, he created furniture and lighting for the Herman Miller Company, designed sets for choreographers Martha Graham and Georg Balanchine and collaborated with architect Louis I. Kahn, among others.
Summary
A Sculptor’s World is the long awaited reprint of Isamu Noguchi’s 1968 autobiography. It remains Noguchi’s most comprehensive statement about the art that brought him international acclaim. Told in words and images, A Sculptor’s World is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the life and work of this seminal artist or a general interest in the art of sculpture. Reproduced in 2004 and since out of print, A Sculptor’s World is now in its third edition, reprinted by Steidl. This volume will include the original foreword by R. Buckminster Fuller. In addition, created for this edition, a time line is provided of major events in Isamu Noguchi’s life between 1968, when he wrote this autobiography, and his death in 1988.
