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Author:

Sadao, Shoji.

Title:

Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi : best of friends / by Shoji Sadao ; foreword by Martin Friedman.

Publisher:

5 Continents Editions ;

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

256 p. : ill., ports. ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Fuller, R. Buckminster--(Richard Buckminster),--1895-1983.
Fuller, R. Buckminster--(Richard Buckminster),--1895-1983--Friends and associates.
Noguchi, Isamu,--1904-1988.
Noguchi, Isamu,--1904-1988--Friends and associates.
Art and science--History--20th century.
Art and technology--History--20th century.
Sculpture, American--20th century.

Other Authors:

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983.
Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988.
Isamu Noguchi Foundation.
Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum.

Notes:

This text follows an exhibition, "Best of Friends: Buckminster Fuller and Isamu Noguchi" held at the Noguch Museum, May 19 - October 15, 2006. Includes lists of patents for each artist/designer (p. 238-239) Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-246) and index.

Contents:

Isamu and Bucky: the odd couple: foreword / by Martin Friedman -- Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1929: New England, Fair Harvard, Dymaxion House -- Isamu Noguchi, 1904-1929: Japan, Indiana, Paris, Greenwich Village -- Fuller/Noguchi, 1930-1937: Romany Marie, Greenwich Village, Dymaxion Car -- Noguchi/Fuller, 1938-1951: World War II, Akari, Dymaxion Map, Wichita House -- Fuller/Noguchi, 1952-1964: Geoscope, Radomes, Edison Price, MoMA -- Fuller/Noguchi, 1964-1974: U.S. Pavilion Expo 67, Triton City, India airports -- Noguchi/Fuller, 1975-1988: Long Island City, Cooper-Hewitt, Moerenuma Park -- Patents by Buckminster Fuller -- Patents by Isamu Noguchi.

ISBN:

8874395434
9788874395439

OCLC:

(OCoLC)505419563

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)