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] 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] 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.