Ruth Asawa - life's work:

"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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Asawa, Ruth 1926-2013 (BildhauerIn), Schenkenberg, Tamara H. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: St. Louis, MO Pulitzer Arts Foundation [2019]
New Haven ; London Yale University Press
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Zusammenfassung:"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"...
Beschreibung: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
Beschreibung:158 Seiten
ISBN:9780300242690