Asawa, Ruth
Variant namesBorn in Norwalk, California, Asawa is known for her wire sculpture, public commissions, and activism in education and the arts. In 1945, she attended Black Mountain College, where she was taught by Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, and Merce Cunningham, through whom she met David Tudor. Starting in 1960, she began to make drawings of family and friends, including Tudor.
From the description of Portraits of David Tudor [graphic] / Ruth Asawa. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 698133794
B. 1926.
From the description of Ruth Asawa artist file. (Whitney Museum of American Art). WorldCat record id: 228432465
Japanese-American artist and educator, recognized for her intricate and abstract wire sculpture, bronzes, and public commissions.
From the description of Ruth Asawa papers, circa 1948-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864413
Ruth Asawa, sculptor of San Francisco, Calif.
Albert Lanier: Architect; San Francisco, Calif. and interviewer Mark Johnson: Head of the California Asian American Artists Biographical Survey; San Francisco, Calif.
From the description of Oral history interview with Ruth Asawa and Albet Lanier, 2002 June 21-Jul 5 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78430918
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| referencedIn | Sherman, Bruce. Bruce Sherman glass geodesic model, no date. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | R. Buckminster Fuller Papers | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | [Photographs of artists taken by Mimi Jacobs, photographer] | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Asawa, Ruth. [Ruth Asawa] : artist file | John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library | |
| creatorOf | Asawa, Ruth. Portraits of David Tudor [graphic] / Ruth Asawa. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Gary Snyder Papers, 1910-2003;, (1945-2002 bulk) | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Aronow, Abe. Bay Area faces and places : photograph archive by Abe Aronow, circa 1980-2010. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| creatorOf | Asawa, Ruth. Ruth Asawa artist file. | Whitney Museum of American Art, Library | |
| creatorOf | Asawa, Ruth. Ruth Asawa papers, circa 1948-2007. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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| creatorOf | Oral history interview with Ruth Asawa and Albert Lanier | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Oral history interview with Merry Renk | Archives of American Art |
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| associatedWith | Albers, Anni. | person |
| associatedWith | Albers, Josef. | person |
| associatedWith | Aronow, Abe. | person |
| associatedWith | Black Mountain College (Black Mountain, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cunningham, Imogen, 1883-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895- | person |
| associatedWith | Jacobs, Mimi | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Mark, | person |
| associatedWith | Karlstrom, Paul J., | person |
| associatedWith | Lanier, Albert, | person |
| associatedWith | Renk, Merry, 1921- | person |
| associatedWith | Ruth Asawa, | person |
| associatedWith | Sherman, Bruce. | person |
| associatedWith | Snyder, Gary | person |
| associatedWith | The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tudor, David, 1926-1996 | person |
| associatedWith | Whitney Museum of American Art. | corporateBody |
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| Asian American women artists |
| Japanese American artists |
| Women artists |
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Person
Birth 1926-01-24
Death 2013-08-06
Americans
English
