ISAMU NOGUCHI TRIVIA QUIZ

Congratulations to Ely G. of Los Angeles, CA!

Ely is the winner of the Isamu Noguchi Trivia Quiz prize package which includes:

  • a signed copy of The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders by Masayo Duus
  • an Isamu Noguchi – Sculptural Design interpretive guide signed by Robert Wilson

    • Thank you to all who entered the Isamu Noguchi Trivia Quiz promotion. Although the quiz promotion has ended, you can still play for fun!

    TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

    Answer the multiple-choice questions below, then click on the "See the answers!" button at the bottom of the page to see how well you did. Extended answers reveal more about the artist.

    [Hint: the answers to the trivia questions can be easily found by reading our accompanying story, "Isamu Noguchi: A Union of East and West" (click on the title link to read the story).]

    1. The exhibition Isamu Noguchi – Sculptural Design has been shown in all of the following cities except:






    2. Which piece did Noguchi create to commemorate his experience in a World War II Japanese American concentration camp?






    3. Isamu Noguchi named his famous paper lamps "Akari," which in Japanese means "to illuminate." What first inspired him to make Akari lamps?






    4. Which of these elements is NOT present in Robert Wilson's design for Isamu Noguchi – Sculptural Design?






    5. Beginning in the 1960s, Noguchi was commissioned to create several major public works. Which architect became his principle collaborator during this period?