Isamu Noguchi Chess Set Size:One Size and All Stars cut into

and All Stars cut into pieces

MoMA’s publications program has been an integral part of the Museum’s mission since its founding in 1929

The partial dome shape was designed by Ferruccio Laviani

Yoshitomo Nara’s work is represented in MoMA’s collection

Georgia O’Keeffe first gained widespread recognition in the 1920s for her flower paintings

Isamu Noguchi Chess Set Size:One Size and All Stars cut intoAmong the many chess sets designed by modern artists in the 20th century, few were as innovative and deeply rooted in tradition as this one by Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi. It was designed in 1944 during a time of wartime scarcity of quality materials, a situation that both limited and inspired Noguchi. He eventually landed on plexiglass, a new experimental material that was developed to mass produce clear aircraft canopies and gun