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Isamu Noguchi (
November 17,
1904 -
December 30,
1988) was a prominent
Japanese -
American artist and
landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known widely for his
sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various
Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces, some of which are still manufactured and sold. Among his furniture work was his collaboration with the
Herman Miller company in 1948 when he joined with
George Nelson,
Paul László and
Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture. His work lives on around the world and at the
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in
New York City.