Nobuyuki Siraisi

Nobuyuki "Nobu" Siraisi (1934 – March 10, 2016) was an artist and designer. He was a major contributor on the team at Michael Hertz Associates that produced the 1978 redesign of the New York City Subway map.^[1]^[2]

Siraisi was born in Japan as the youngest of three siblings.^[1] He had graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts prior to coming to United States.^[1]

Siraisi moved to New York City in 1959 to work as studio assistant to Isamu Noguchi.^[1] CBS featured Siraisi in television where his sculptures and paintings were covered in the early 1960s.^[1] He then worked as a graphic designer at Gilbert and Associates Advertising and at Michael Hertz Associates, where he had helped produce the redesigned New York City Subway map.^[1]

Siraisi met and married Nancy Gillian in 1961, and they had two sons, Maro and Genji.^[1] He died at home due to illness on March 10, 2016, and his funeral was held in Brooklyn.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "New York Times Obituary". The New York Times. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Luca, Antonio de; Portis, Sasha (2019-12-02). "The New York City Subway Map as You've Never Seen It Before". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-02.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "New York Times Obituary". The New York Times. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2019.

[2] Luca, Antonio de; Portis, Sasha (2019-12-02). "The New York City Subway Map as You've Never Seen It Before". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-02.

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