Asawa, Ruth
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Asawa, Ruth, 1926-2013
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Asawa, Ruth (American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist, born 1926)
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Asawa, Ruth (American sculptor, printmaker, and graphic artist, born 1926)
Asawa, Ruth Aiko 1926-2013
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Asawa Lanier, Ruth
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Ruth Asawa
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Ruth Asawa
Lanier, Ruth Asawa
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Born 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.
B. 1926.
Japanese-American artist and educator, recognized for her intricate and abstract wire sculpture, bronzes, and public commissions.
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.
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