Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning Japanese American sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who advocated tirelessly for arts education.
This lushly illustrated book by collage artist Andrea Dâ Aquino brings Asawaâ’s creative journey to life, detailing the influence of her childhood in a farming family, and her education at Black Mountain College where she pursued an experimental course of education with leading avant-garde artists and thinkers such as Anni and Josef Albers, Buckminster Fuller, Merce Cunningham, and Robert Rauschenberg. Delightful and substantial, this engaging title for young art lovers includes a page of teaching tools for parents and educators.
Hard Cover
40 Pages
Age 5-8 years