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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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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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“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….
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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….
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Asian-American History in Greenwich Village and the East Village
…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 “Nisei Writers and…
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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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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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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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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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(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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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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#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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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