Ruth Asawa : life's work /

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Imprint:St. Louis, MO : Pulitzer Arts Foundation ; New Haven, CT : in association with Yale University Press, [2019]
Description:158 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11854149
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Other uniform titles:Schenkenberg, Tamara H.,
D'Souza, Aruna,
Molesworth, Helen, 1966-
Asawa, Ruth. Works. Selections.
Other authors / contributors:Pulitzer Arts Foundation, sponsoring body, host institution.
ISBN:9780300242690
0300242697
Notes:Published on the occasion of the exhibition held Sept. 14, 2018-Feb. 16, 2019, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) is known for intricate crocheted-wire sculptures, a medium she explored throughout her career after first encountering it as a student at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. After graduating, Asawa moved to San Francisco and created dozens of works in wire and cast metal, among them an iconic bronze fountain--her first of many public commissions--for the city's Ghirardelli Square. Bringing together works from across Asawa's career, this expansive volume examines her output in depth and situates it within the context of 20th-century art"--