Search | Journal | Discover Nikkei

Was I looking at a pile of charred kindling, a set of raven’s wings or feathers? “I&rs…

Tamiko Nimura • May 11, 2021

artists California Chiura Obata concentration camps generations ink paintings Isamu Noguchi Japanese Americans Kibei Koho Yamamoto New York (state) Nisei sumi-e The Noguchi Museum Topaz concentration camp Tule Lake concentration camp United States Utah World War II camps

Isamu Noguchi - Part 1

“I begin to see the peculiar tragedy of the Nisei as that of a generation of transition acc…

Emiko Tsuchida • Sept. 13, 2017

Arizona arts concentration camps generations hapa Isamu Noguchi Japan New York (state) Nisei Poston concentration camp racially mixed people sculptures United States World War II camps

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> Textile artist Kay Sekimachi and her mother and sister were taken by bus to T…

Alexandra Lange • Aug. 11, 2017

artists arts design George Nakashima Gyo Obata Hideo Sasaki Isamu Noguchi Kay Sekimachi Larry Shinoda Minoru Yamasaki Ray Komai Ruth Asawa S. Neil Fujita Tomoko Miho Willie Ito World War II

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> As the introductory text to “Self-Interned, 1942: Noguchi in Poston W…

Alexandra Lange • Aug. 10, 2017

artists arts design George Nakashima Gyo Obata Hideo Sasaki Isamu Noguchi Kay Sekimachi Larry Shinoda Minoru Yamasaki Ray Komai Ruth Asawa S. Neil Fujita Tomoko Miho Willie Ito World War II

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 1

On January 18, 1963, architect Minoru Yamasaki appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, his disembod…

Alexandra Lange • Aug. 9, 2017

artists arts design George Nakashima Gyo Obata Hideo Sasaki Isamu Noguchi Kay Sekimachi Larry Shinoda Minoru Yamasaki Ray Komai Ruth Asawa S. Neil Fujita Tomoko Miho Willie Ito World War II

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯 ―その9/9

その8＞＞1969年、イサムは香川県高松市牟礼町（むれちょう）に住む、日本の黒御影石などに魅せられたのがきっかけで庵治石（あじいし）の産地であったことが住まいとアトリエを構える事にイサムの心を決定づ…

Koji Hirose • June 7, 2011

Isamu Noguchi Mexico

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その8/9

＞＞その7サムは、淑子と結婚する以前の事だったが、イサムは1951年に再来日して、丹下健三氏と共に広島に行き、橋のデザインも描いていた。そして、広島の原爆慰霊碑のコンペに応募したことがあった。建築家…

Koji Hirose • May 24, 2011

artists hapa Isamu Noguchi Mexico racially mixed people

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その7/9

＞＞その6新婚旅行から帰国したイサムと淑子は、北大路魯山人の北鎌倉の屋敷の離れを借りて、住まいとアトリエを構え、新婚生活を始める。イサムは、魯山人の釜で陶芸に勤しんだ、淑子は、北鎌倉から撮影所に出か…

Koji Hirose • May 17, 2011

artists hapa Isamu Noguchi Mexico racially mixed people

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その6/9

＞＞その5イサムは、1943年、はじめて照明作品「Cylinder lamp」を制作する。1944年、「Caffee table」と「Dinette set」デザイン、後に、Heman Miller…

Koji Hirose • May 10, 2011

artists hapa Isamu Noguchi Mexico racially mixed people

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その5/9

＞＞その41937年、メキシコからニューヨークに戻ったイサムは、初めての量産品「Radio Nurse」の制作を手がける。そして、1939年には、ニューヨークで初めてのテーブルのデザイン作品「Tab…

Koji Hirose • May 3, 2011

Arizona artists concentration camps hapa Isamu Noguchi Mexico Poston concentration camp racially mixed people United States World War II camps

Journal Search

“Be Bold”: The Artistry of 99-Year Old Kibei Nisei Artist Koho Yamamoto

Isamu Noguchi - Part 1

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 3

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 2

The Forgotten History of Japanese American designers' World War II internment - Revisiting the link between detention and design history, 75 years after FDR's executive order - Part 1

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯 ―その9/9

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その8/9

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その7/9

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その6/9

偉大なる彫刻家　ノグチ・イサムの生涯－その5/9