The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc.

The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to maintaining and promoting the artistic legacy of sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988).  The Foundation operates the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum; manages an extensive collection of Noguchi sculpture, models, furniture and drawings; maintains records of the work of Isamu Noguchi and an archive of correspondence, manuscripts and photographs; organizes exhibitions of the work of Isamu Noguchi; loans Noguchi works to museums and special exhibitions; monitors the condition of Noguchi's works worldwide; encourages research and publication on the life and work of Isamu Noguchi; and manages the production and sale of Noguchi's Akari  light sculptures.

Board of Directors of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc.

Isaac Shapiro, President

Donald Elliott

Hugh Hardy

Thomas Messer

Priscilla Morgan

Shoji Sadao

Seiji Tsutsumi

Staff of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc.

Shoji Sadao, Executive Director

Bruce Altshuler, Director, Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

Bonnie Rychlak, Director of Collections

Amy Hau, Assistant to the Executive Director

George Juergens, Facilities Manager

Lawre Stone, Administrative Director, Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum

Erick Johnson, Akari Sales Manager

Lynn Tondrick, Assistant Registrar

Peter Scibetta, Operations Administrator

Hernando Ospina, Akari Assistant

Terri Powell, Administrative Assistant

Horacio Castano, Maintenance

Giovanni Chica, Maintenance

Current Major Projects

Creation of a museum at Isamu Noguchi's studio in Mure-cho, Shikoku, Japan

Organization of  "Noguchi and the Figure," an exhibition to travel to Latin America in 1998

Catalogue Raisonné of work of Isamu Noguchi

Research and Photographic Services

The collection and archive of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation are available by appointment for researchers and scholars.  The Foundation also holds the copyright to the works of Isamu Noguchi, and to a large number of photographs documenting the artist's life and work.  For information concerning access to this material and the use of images of the works of Isamu Noguchi, please call Amy Hau at 718 545 8842.  Fax specific requests to 718 278 2348.