Isamu Noguchi Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the southeast corner of 33rd Road and 9th Street
Honoree:  Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) was a Japanese American artist, sculptor, landscape architect, and industrial designer who also designed stage sets for numerous works by Martha Graham. He received the Edward MacDowell Medal for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to the Arts in 1982, the National Medal of Arts in 1987, and the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government in 1988. The U.S. Postal service issued a 37-cent stamp honoring him in 2004. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum is located in Long Island City. The Museum was founded and designed by Noguchi and opened in May 1985 and displays his art. He also started Nisei Writers and Artists Mobilization for Democracy in 1942 to raise awareness of the patriotism of Japanese Americans during WWII. (Van Bramer)
LL:2020/26