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Born November 17, 1904 • Los Angeles • California • (Birthday in 4 days)
Died December 30, 1988 (aged 84)
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (1987)
Movement / Style abstract art

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“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
Noguchi, Isamu; Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain
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