Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's ties to Seattle are significant and enduring. Black Sun, a granite disk, is situated before the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, and has become one of the city's most beloved landmarks. Sky-Viewing Sculpture at Western Washington University in Bellingham is user-friendly and popular. Born in 1904 in Los Angeles, Noguchi spent his early years in both Japan and the United States. In 1927 a Guggenheim Fellowship took him to Paris where he became Constantin Brancusi's studio assistant and ...
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Sculptor Isamu Noguchi's ties to Seattle are significant and enduring. Black Sun, a granite disk, is situated before the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park, and has become one of the city's most beloved landmarks. Sky-Viewing Sculpture at Western Washington University in Bellingham is user-friendly and popular. Born in 1904 in Los Angeles, Noguchi spent his early years in both Japan and the United States. In 1927 a Guggenheim Fellowship took him to Paris where he became Constantin Brancusi's studio assistant and plunged into abstract and geometric work. Studies in China and Japan led to an appreciation of Zen gardens and a respect for nature. This book illustrates a number of his works.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book 334 pages 327 illusrations 129 in color. Some soiling, minor rubbing and wear to the cover and edges. A fine discoloration the edge of the jacket now protected with a Mylar cover. List of Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. List of Exhibitions. Chronology and Notes.
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Like New. Size: 10x9x0; Massive hardcover in jacket looks unread and new but for faint sun fade to left side of front panel of jacket. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
