A film biography of Isamu Noguchi, a foremost modern twentieth century artist, whom Buckminster Fuller called “The comprehensive artist without peer in our time”. Speaking directly to his audience and narrating the film, Noguchi lends insight into his thinking, philosophy and versatile creative life.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007664
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Japanese
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th Century - Japan
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Japan
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Modern - 20th century - History
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)