{"product_id":"the-life-of-isamu-noguchi-journey-without-borders-paperback","title":"The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey Without Borders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMasayo Duus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Duus\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsamu Noguchi, born in Los Angeles as the illegitimate son of an American mother and a Japanese poet father, was one of the most prolific yet enigmatic figures in the history of twentieth-century American art. Throughout his life, Noguchi (1904-1988) grappled with the ambiguity of his identity as an artist caught up in two cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e His personal struggles--as well as his many personal triumphs--are vividly chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Isamu Noguchi\u003c\/i\u003e, the first full-length biography of this remarkable artist. Published in connection with the centennial of the artist's birth, the book draws on Noguchi's letters, his reminiscences, and interviews with his friends and colleagues to cast new light on his youth, his creativity, and his relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e During his sixty-year career, there was hardly a genre that Noguchi failed to explore. He produced more than 2,500 works of sculpture, designed furniture, lamps, and stage sets, created dramatic public gardens all over the world, and pioneered the development of environmental art. After studying in Paris, where he befriended Alexander Calder and worked as an assistant to Constantin Brancusi, he became an ardent advocate for abstract sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Noguchi's private life was no less passionate than his artistic career. The book describes his romances with many women, among them the dancer Ruth Page, the painter Frida Kahlo, and the writer Anaïs Nin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Despite his fame, Noguchi always felt himself an outsider. \"With my double nationality and my double upbringing, where was my home?\" he once wrote. \"Where were my affections? Where my identity?\" Never entirely comfortable in the New York art world, he inevitably returned to his father's homeland, where he had spent a troubled childhood. This prize-winning biography, first published in Japanese, traces Isamu Noguchi's lifelong journey across these artistic and cultural borders in search of his personal identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This biography is a significant contribution to the literature on the life of Isamu Noguchi. With its presentation of many previously unknown biographical details, it will be a useful source for scholars working on Noguchi as well as for the general reader.\"\u003cb\u003e--Bruce Altshuler, director of the Program in Museum Studies at New York University and former director of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasayo Duus\u003c\/b\u003e, a prize-winning author in Japan, has lived in the United States since 1964 and has written widely on the history of Japanese Americans. Among her other works translated into English are \u003ci\u003eTokyo Rose: Orphan of the Pacific, Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003ePeter Duus\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of History at Stanford University. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Discovery of America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.56 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457388003581,"sku":"9780691127828","price":64.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/cUVpTnpuMlA2UzdoWUc2OUhXNGZnQT09.webp?v=1777237499","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-life-of-isamu-noguchi-journey-without-borders-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}