Noguchi
Americannoun
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Hideyo 1876–1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the U.S.
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Isamu 1904–88, U.S. sculptor and designer.
noun
Example Sentences
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Like David Lang, Isamu Noguchi was a native Angeleno who spent his career mainly in New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The nominees are expected to replace Asahi Noguchi and Junko Nakagawa, whose terms expire March 31 and June 29, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
In one of my friend’s first apartments after college she had an imitation Noguchi coffee table we called the Fauxguchi.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
This show examines how her output responded to and influenced her teachers and contemporaries by juxtaposing her art with works by Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Isamu Noguchi, Peter Voulkos and others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
They spend a few weekends taking the shuttle bus to Ikea and filling up the rooms: imitation Noguchi lamps, a black sectional sofa, kilim and flokati carpets, a blond wood platform bed.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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