Noguchi, Isamu, b. 1904 d. 1988 Sculptor Long Island City, N.Y. An interview of Isamu Noguchi conducted 1973 Nov. 7-1973 Dec. 26, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. The transcript of this interview is in the public domain and may be used without permission. NOVEMBER 7, 1973 session: Noguchi discusses…
Tiny little figures, some depicting people, some things from nature. Almost like pieces from dioramas. When I first heard the term Japanese mudmen and mudwomen, I thought, “What?” Investigating, I learned they are tiny figurines used with bonsai to emphasize scale. The custom moved from China to Japan. However, as the asceticism of Zen Buddhism…
The Mudflat Studio and the Pucker Gallery, both in Boston, Massachusetts, are fundraising for the Mashiko Potters Fund. This much-needed initiative benefits the potters from Mashiko, Japan, who were so affected by the March 11 earthquake. Donations will be used to help potters rebuild their kilns and potteries which were destroyed. Your donations can be…
Ken Matsuzaki has put out an urgent appeal for help for the Mishiko Pottery in Japan, which was damaged during the earthquake. “In Mashiko, nearly all the Nobori kilns fell down, and Mashiko’s firing is about to go out” Matsuzaki said. In addition, the town is only 110 km from the damaged nuclear reactor, Fukushima…
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