Isamu Noguchi

Japanese-American artist and landscape architect who produced the modern piece of furniture known as the Noguchi table, as well as various sculptures and public works. He additionally contributed stage sets to several Martha Graham productions.

He attended Columbia University and the Leonardo da Vinci Art School, where he studied sculpture. He was awarded the Logan Medal of the Arts for his portrait busts.

He was born to Japanese poet Yone Noguchi and American writer Léonie Gilmour after the couple had ended their relationship. He married Yoshiko Otaka in 1951.

He designed the sets and costumes for a production of "King Lear," starring John Gielgud, in 1955.