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Episode Detail: Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper - American Masters

A profile of sculptor-designer Isamu Noguchi (1904-88), who was best known for his gardens, plazas, lamps and abstract stone pieces. Interviewed: conceptual artist Christo; architect I.M. Pei; art historian Dore Ashton. Linda Hunt narrates.

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