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Isamu Noguchi’s New York
…park in front.” (Isamu Noguchi, The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1987, 192.) Noguchi’s Imagined New York In addition to his realized designs, Noguchi created many plans…
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Isamu Noguchi: Artist of the Century
…of homes. Noguchi was born on November 17, 1904 in Los Angeles to Léonie Gilmore, an Irish-American writer from Brooklyn, and Yone Noguchi, a Japanese poet who enjoyed some success in…
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Isamu Noguchi: Artist of the Century
…art exhibits, and thousands of homes. Noguchi was born on November 17, 1904 in Los Angeles to Léonie Gilmore, an Irish-American writer from Brooklyn, and Yone Noguchi, a Japanese poet who…
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Plaque Unveiling for Isamu Noguchi
…The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum. She began her career working directly for Isamu Noguchi and his foundation. Over the nearly three decades following the artist’s passing, she held…
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33 MacDougal Alley, the Lost Studio of Isamu Noguchi
…Village home. One of these studios at 33 MacDougal Alley, now long gone, served as the residence and work space of prominent Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). He moved to…
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Isamu Noguchi Plaque Unveiled
We were thrilled to unveil our 28th plaque this Thursday honoring renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi at his former home and studio at 52 West 10th Street. The trailblazing artist not…
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Isamu Noguchi Plaque Unveiling This Thursday at 6pm — Join Us
Join us for the unveiling of a plaque honoring groundbreaking sculptor, designer, and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi at his former studio at 52 West 10th Street on Thursday, April 16…
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Isamu Noguchi Plaque Unveiling Next Thursday at 6pm — Join Us
Join us for the unveiling of a plaque honoring groundbreaking sculptor, designer, and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi at his former studio at 52 West 10th Street on Thursday, April 16…
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Join Us for Our Next Plaque Unveiling Honoring Artist Isamu Noguchi Thursday, April 16
Join us for the unveiling of a plaque honoring groundbreaking sculptor, designer, and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi at his former studio at 52 West 10th Street. We will hear about…
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Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Red Cube’ sculpture at 140 Broadway with dust from 9/11, September 15, 2001
Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted September 5, 2023
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“God Bless America” in 9/11 dust on Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Red Cube’ Sculpture at 140 Broadway, September 15, 2001
Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted September 5, 2023
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Asian-American History in Greenwich Village and the East Village
…the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Noguchi was already a well-known and accomplished sculptor. When anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States escalated following the attack, Noguchi formed…
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Take a Virtual Walk! Visit the Homes of Greenwich Village’s Social Change Champions
…for liberty?” Isamu Noguchi, 52 West 10th Street and 33 MacDougal Alley (demolished and replaced with 2 Fifth Avenue) 50-54 West 10th Street (L-R; 52 West 10th Street is the…
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12 social change champions of Greenwich Village
…President Reagan, who had opposed the measure. 6. Isamu Noguchi Photo of Isamu Noguchi via Wikimedia Isamu Noguchi, the son of an Irish-American mother and Japanese father, was one of the 20th…
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Greenwich Village Historic District Virtual Map + Tours
…was a closeted lesbian. Isamu Noguchi Isamu Noguchi is renowned as a talented sculptor but also took up the cause of Japanese-American rights during the Second World War era when…
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Martha Graham on Fifth Avenue
…Isamu Noguchi created set pieces. For Frontier, Noguchi created a sparse set, with a rough log fence in the center of the stage and two large stretches of rope, shaped…
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Aaron Copland and Friends
…fellow New School professors, choreographer and dancer Martha Graham, and visual artist Isamu Noguchi. Appalachian Spring was composed in 1944 for the Martha Graham Dance Company, whose first dance studio…
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Remembering Japanese Internment Through East Village Experimental Theater
…novel and memoir. Isamu Noguchi in his studio Noguchi, the son of an Irish-American mother and Japanese father, was one of the 20th century’s most important and critically acclaimed sculptors….
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(Even More) Artists, Theaters, and Advocates for Civil Rights and Social Justice in Our Neighborhoods
…L subway station. The Japanese and Irish-American artist Isamu Noguchi was another one of the 20th century’s most important and critically acclaimed artists, and an outspoken advocate against the internment…
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April 2026 Programs: Floating Palaces and Fab Fountains, Battles for Gotham and Independence, and More
…to register for April 14 CLICK HERE to register for April 15 Plaque Unveiling for Isamu Noguchi April 16, 2026 6 PM In-person Free Pre-registration requested Join us for the…
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Gordon Bunshaft: the Godfather of Corporate Modernism, in Greenwich Village
…adorned by a sunken Japanese rock and sculpture garden designed by Bunshaft’s frequent collaborator, Greenwich Village artist and sculptor Isamu Noguchi, and later graced by the addition of artist Jean…
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ICYMI: Amazing New Resources Include Jazz Map, East Village + Halloween Parade in the 1980s; Oral Histories + More
…thrilled to unveil our 28th plaque this Thursday honoring renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi at his former home and studio at 52 West 10th Street. The trailblazing artist not only transformed…
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The Clay Club: Shaping Sculptural Legacies in Greenwich Village
…artist Isamu Noguchi’s first studio was located at the Clay Club. His studio and residence, listed as 33 MacDougal Alley, was located at the rear of 4 West 8th Street…
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The Movers and Shakers of Westbeth – Dance Artists Who Have Called the Building Home
…Mikhail Baryshnikov. Martha Graham in Cave of the Heart (1944) One of Graham’s many notable artistic collaborations was with the famed sculptor Isamu Noguchi. His stark yet dramatic style complimented…
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May is a Great Time to Explore Local History
…on our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map, as well as lots of information about great Asian-American artists you called our neighborhood home, including Isamu Noguchi, Yoko Ono, Yun Gee,…
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South of Union Square: An “Unrivaled Artistic Mecca” Needs Landmark Protections
…role in shifting the center of the art world from Paris to NYC. The impressive roster of creatives found here includes Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Isamu Noguchi, Jean-Michel Basquiat,…
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Public Art in Our Historic Image Archive
…Part 2. Or click here to see Robert Frisch’s photo of Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Red Cube’ sculpture at 140 Broadway just after September 11, 2001. Interested in reading more about public…
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Marking Jewish History and Asian American History
…of sites connected to Asian American history. Leading figures such as Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Isamu Noguchi, Mine Okubo, Yoko Ono, and Yun Gee utilized art and activism to transform our…
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February 2024 Programs: Black History Month Events, Artists’ Homes, and More
…Village, that are connected to the great artists and art movements of the last century and a half. Jackson Pollock and Isamu Noguchi got their start here. The New York…
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Artists’ Homes & Haunts South of Union Square
…movements of the last century and a half. Jackson Pollock and Isamu Noguchi got their start here. The New York School of artists, who shifted the center of the art…
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Village Preservation in the Press
…Isamu Noguchi: The New York Sculptor Who Built His Own Museum in Queens, Untapped Cities, April 17 Group Asks City Planning to Block Greenwich Village Tower, Chelsea News, April 15…
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May is Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month — Explore Both With VP!
…a rich array of sites connected to Asian American history. Leading figures such as Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Isamu Noguchi, Mine Okubo, Yoko Ono, and Yun Gee utilized art and activism…
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Martha Graham: Dancer of the Century
…elaborate scenic design, some of it, famously, by frequent collaborator Isamu Noguchi — another local. Graham involved herself in all aspects of her productions, occasionally designing all the costumes, and…
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Redefining Downtown: One Chase Manhattan Plaza
…a “Sunken Garden” by the sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who previously had a studio at 33 MacDougal Alley, as well as the beloved four-story tall sculpture “Group of Four Trees” by…
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Research Resource: Surrealism in our Neighborhoods
…Noguchi lived at 33 MacDougal Alley during 1942-1949, during which time he developed his innovative “interlocking sculptures” — enlarged stone shapes carefully notched so that they could be assembled without…
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#SouthofUnionSquare — Dance Tour
…engaged with contemporary composers and visual artists who were connected to our neighborhoods, including Isamu Noguchi and Robert Motherwell. Erick Hawkins Dance Company program, 1973. Photo courtesy of the Leon…
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Distilling the American Flavor: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Juliana Force and the Making of the Whitney Museum
…else to turn. Among those indebted to Juliana Force and Gertrude Whitney were Village artists John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, Thomas Hart Benton, and Isamu Noguchi. In particular, Ms….
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M1-5 What? A Lofty History of Zoning in SoHo and NoHo
…that artists played a crucial role combatting the twin trends of suburbanization and deindustrialization which were plaguing New York at the time, and was supported by Eleanor Roosevelt, sculptor Isamu Noguchi,…
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The Delightful Dormers of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…lot. The sculptor Isamu Noguchi resided at No. 52 at the beginning of the Second World War, as did Concetta Scaravaglione several years later. 246 West 10th Street 246 West…
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The ACLU: Hope for uncertain times
…attack on Pearl Harbor (also highlighted by the inclusion of Isamu Noguchi and Mine Okubo on our civil rights map), Brown v. Board of Education (the Supreme Court case which…
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The Making of the Whitney Museum
…who had nowhere else to turn. Among those indebted to Juliana Force and Gertrude Whitney were Village artists John Sloan, Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper, Thomas Hart Benton, and Isamu Noguchi….
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Happy Birthday Martha Graham
…the basement of the building flooded, everything that the company had stored there was damaged or destroyed. The loss of costumes, equipment, sets (including those designed by Isamu Noguchi), and…
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