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Listening to stone : the art and life of Isamu Noguchi
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Listening to stone : the art and life of Isamu Noguchi

by Isamu Noguchi, Hayden Herrera

Drawing on personal correspondence and interviews, this biography explores the life and career of Isamu Noguchi, a twentieth-century artist who bridged Eastern and Western aesthetics through his sculptures, landscape architecture, and modern furniture.

Accession 23797 ISBN 9780500093986 Publisher Thames & Hudson
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