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 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

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
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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California--San Francisco
United States
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Art
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Artists
Asian American women artists
Japanese American artists
Women artists
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Birth 1926-01-24

Death 2013-08-06

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