Book

"Isamu Noguchi: The Sculpture of Spaces." Exhibition catalogue. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1980.

2000
Identifier
B_REF_1510_2000
Citation
Torres, Ana Maria. Isamu Noguchi: A Study of Space. New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc., 2000.

Artworks Cited

Play Mountain
114A
Play Mountain
1933
Carl Mackley Memorial
115
Carl Mackley Memorial
1933
Bolt of Lightning...Memorial to Ben Franklin
116
Bolt of Lightning...Memorial to Ben Franklin
1979 - 1985
Monument to the Plow
117
Monument to the Plow
1933
Study for Monument to the Plow
117-d
Study for Monument to the Plow
1933
Musical Weathervane
118A
Musical Weathervane
1933
Frontier
139
Frontier
1935
History Mexico
146
History Mexico
1936
Medical Building Frieze
147
Medical Building Frieze
c. 1937
Ford Fountain for the New York World's Fair
154
Ford Fountain for the New York World's Fair
1938
Union Building for the New York World's Fair
156
Union Building for the New York World's Fair
1938
News
163
News
1938 - 1940
The Letter
164
The Letter
1939
Playground Equipment for Ala Moana Park, Hawaii
167
Playground Equipment for Ala Moana Park, Hawaii
1940
Contoured Playground
171A
Contoured Playground
1941
Park and Recreation Areas at Poston, Arizona Blueprint
178
Park and Recreation Areas at Poston, Arizona Blueprint
1942
This Tortured Earth
195A
This Tortured Earth
1942 - 1943
This Tortured Earth
195B-1/6
This Tortured Earth
1942 - 1943 (cast 1963)
Kouros
204
Kouros
1945
Lunar Landscape
206B
Lunar Landscape
1944
The Ring
229
The Ring
c. 1948
Image Not Available
229-mB
The Ring
c. 1945 - 1948
Jefferson Memorial Park
238
Jefferson Memorial Park
1947
Cronos
256A
Cronos
1947
Lunar Voyage
259
Lunar Voyage
1947
American Stove Company Ceiling
267
American Stove Company Ceiling
1948
Interior for Time & Life Building Waiting Room and Reception Area, 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York (CR 268)
268
Interior for Time & Life Building Waiting Room and Reception Area, 1 Rockefeller Plaza, New York (CR 268)
c. 1944
Sculpture to be Seen From Mars
269
Sculpture to be Seen From Mars
1947
Memorial to Gandhi
279
Memorial to Gandhi
1948
Park for Gandhi's Burial Place at Raj-gat
280
Park for Gandhi's Burial Place at Raj-gat
1953
Jawaharlal Nehru
285A
Jawaharlal Nehru
1949
Bell Tower for Hiroshima
303A
Bell Tower for Hiroshima
1950 (partially reconstructed 1986)
Bell Tower for Hiroshima
303B
Bell Tower for Hiroshima
1950
Mu
304B
Mu
1950 - 1951
Wakai Hito
305B
Wakai Hito
1950
Student
306
Student
c. 1951
Faculty Room and Garden, Shin Banraisha, Keio University
307
Faculty Room and Garden, Shin Banraisha, Keio University
1950 - 1951
Garden for Readers Digest Building
308
Garden for Readers Digest Building
1951
Fountain for Readers Digest Building
308-1
Fountain for Readers Digest Building
1951
Model for Garden for Readers Digest Building
308-m
Model for Garden for Readers Digest Building
1951
Kokeshi
309A
Kokeshi
1951
Hiroshima Bridge Railings; Hiroshima, Japan
310
Hiroshima Bridge Railings; Hiroshima, Japan
1951 - 1952
Chuo Koron Gallery, Tokyo
399
Chuo Koron Gallery, Tokyo
c. 1954
Memorial to the Dead, Hiroshima
400A
Memorial to the Dead, Hiroshima
1952
United Nations Playground
405A
United Nations Playground
1952
Project for Lever Brothers Building, New York
407A
Project for Lever Brothers Building, New York
1952
Project for Lever Brothers Building, New York
407B
Project for Lever Brothers Building, New York
1952
Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport
426A
Composition for Arrivals Building, Idlewild Airport
1956
Gardens for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
427
Gardens for Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
1956 - 1957
The Family
427B
The Family
1956 - 1957
Gardens for UNESCO
428
Gardens for UNESCO
1956 - 1958
Memorial to Buddha
438
Memorial to Buddha
1957
666 Fifth Avenue Ceiling and Waterfall
439
666 Fifth Avenue Ceiling and Waterfall
c. 1956 - 1957
Model for 666 Fifth Avenue Ceiling and Waterfall
439-m
Model for 666 Fifth Avenue Ceiling and Waterfall
c. 1956 - 1957
Project for Astor Plaza Building
457
Project for Astor Plaza Building
1958
Alcestis
501
Alcestis
1960
First National Bank of Fort Worth Plaza (Fort Worth, Texas)
502
First National Bank of Fort Worth Plaza (Fort Worth, Texas)
1960 - 1961
Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
503
Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1960 - 1964
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
503m-A
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1963
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
503m-B
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
1963
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
503m-E
Model for Sunken Garden for Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
c. 1963
Billy Rose Sculpture Garden
504
Billy Rose Sculpture Garden
1960 - 1965
Model for Billy Rose Sculpture Garden
504m-A
Model for Billy Rose Sculpture Garden
c. 1960 - 1965
Black Sun
505D
Black Sun
1969
Sunken Garden, Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza
514
Sunken Garden, Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza
1961 - 1964
Mississippi Fountain
515
Mississippi Fountain
1961 - 1962
Study for Riverside Playground
516-d
Study for Riverside Playground
c. 1961
Riverside Playground
516B
Riverside Playground
1961
Riverside Playground
516D
Riverside Playground
1964
Riverside Playground
516E
Riverside Playground
1963
Riverside Playground
516F
Riverside Playground
1965
Riverside Playground
516G
Riverside Playground
1961 - 1962
Lessons of Musokokushi
525-1/6
Lessons of Musokokushi
1962
This Earth, This Passage
532-1/6
This Earth, This Passage
1962 (cast 1963)
Variation on a Millstone #1
544
Variation on a Millstone #1
1962
Gardens for IBM Headquarters, Armonk, NY
574
Gardens for IBM Headquarters, Armonk, NY
1964
Tomb of John F. Kennedy
575
Tomb of John F. Kennedy
1964
Playground for Kodomo No Kuni
585
Playground for Kodomo No Kuni
1965 - 1966
Model for Playground for Kodomo No Kuni
585-m
Model for Playground for Kodomo No Kuni
1965 - 1966
Eros
591
Eros
1966
Slide Mantra
605
Slide Mantra
1986
Cortege of Eagles
610
Cortege of Eagles
1967
Ding Dong Bat
630A
Ding Dong Bat
1968
Ding Dong Bat
630B
Ding Dong Bat
1968
Project for a Courtyard at M.I.T.
647
Project for a Courtyard at M.I.T.
1968
Red Cube
648
Red Cube
1968
Octetra
649
Octetra
1965 - 1969
Octetra
649B
Octetra
1968
U.S. Pavilion Expo '70
650
U.S. Pavilion Expo '70
1968
Cubic Pyramid
652
Cubic Pyramid
1969
Sun at Noon
664
Sun at Noon
1969
Gate
671.01
Gate
1969
Skyviewing Sculpture
672
Skyviewing Sculpture
1969
Expo '70 Fountains
673
Expo '70 Fountains
1970
Illusion of the Fifth Stone
681
Illusion of the Fifth Stone
1970
Night Wind
689
Night Wind
1970
Walking Void #2
706A
Walking Void #2
1970
Walking Void #2
706B
Walking Void #2
1974
Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan
726
Philip A. Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan
1972 - 1979
Twin Sculptures, Bayerische Vereins Bank, Munich
727
Twin Sculptures, Bayerische Vereins Bank, Munich
1970 - 1972
Intetra, Society of the Four Arts Fountain
744
Intetra, Society of the Four Arts Fountain
1974 - 1976
Shinto
745
Shinto
1974-75 (destroyed 1980)
Supreme Court Building Fountains
746
Supreme Court Building Fountains
1974
Landscape of Time
748
Landscape of Time
1975
Playscapes, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
749
Playscapes, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
1975 - 1976
Fountains, Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic, Art Institute of Chicago
752
Fountains, Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic, Art Institute of Chicago
1976 - 1977
Friendship Fountain
753C
Friendship Fountain
1975
Martha Graham Dance Theater
754
Martha Graham Dance Theater
1976
Portal, Cuyahoga Justice Center
755
Portal, Cuyahoga Justice Center
1976
Sacred Rocks of Kukaniloko
756A
Sacred Rocks of Kukaniloko
1976
Sky Gate
757
Sky Gate
1976 - 1977
Heaven
759
Heaven
1977 - 1978
Momo Taro
760
Momo Taro
1977 - 1978
Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
800
Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
1978 - 1986
Piazza, Fiere di Bologna
831
Piazza, Fiere di Bologna
1979
Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida
941
Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida
1980 - 1996
California Scenario, Costa Mesa
942
California Scenario, Costa Mesa
1980 - 1982
Spirit of the Lima Bean
942-1
Spirit of the Lima Bean
1981
To The Issei, Japanese-American Cultural and Community Center Plaza
944
To The Issei, Japanese-American Cultural and Community Center Plaza
1980 - 1983
Brilliance
977
Brilliance
1982
Constellation (for Louis Kahn)
981
Constellation (for Louis Kahn)
1982
Water Garden for Domon Ken Museum
1093
Water Garden for Domon Ken Museum
1984
Helix of the Endless
1119A
Helix of the Endless
1985
Challenger Memorial
1129
Challenger Memorial
1985 - 1987