Ruth Asawa artist file.

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Ruth Asawa artist file.

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Whitney Museum of American Art, Library

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Whitney Museum of American Art, Library

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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American art museum; New York, N.Y. Founded by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and formally opened in 1931. Previous to its opening as a museum it was known as the Whitney Studio Club (1914-28) and Whitney Studio Galleries (1928-30). From the description of Whitney Museum of American Art artists' files and records, 1914-1966. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86133455 The Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art is an upper level membershi...

Asawa, Ruth

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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. From the description of Portraits of David Tudor [graphic] / Ruth Asawa. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat recor...