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It is said that stone is the affection of old men. That may be so. It is the most challenging to work. A dialogue ensues – of chance no chance, mistakes no mistakes. No erasing or reproduction is possible, at least in the way I work, leaving nature’s mark. It is unique and final.

Isamu Noguchi

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Isamu Noguchi
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: November 17
Died: 1988
Died: December 30
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