Ruth Asawa
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Ruth Asawa was a Japanese American modernist sculptor renowned for her intricate looped-wire sculptures and public art, and for her advocacy for arts education.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arts educator
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modernist artist ⓘ person ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
arts education in public schools
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integration of arts into core curriculum ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
bronze
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paper ⓘ wire ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-08-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Black Mountain College
NERFINISHED
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Milwaukee State Teachers College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese American ⓘ |
| experience | Japanese American internment during World War II ⓘ |
| familyName | Asawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arts education
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public art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| founded | Alvarado School Arts Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ruth Aiko Asawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| honoredBy | United States Postal Service commemorative stamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mexican basket-making techniques ⓘ |
| memberOf | San Francisco Arts Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for arts education
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looped-wire sculptures ⓘ public fountains in San Francisco ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buchanan Mall Fountain
NERFINISHED
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Hyatt on Union Square fountain (San Francisco Fountain) NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese American Internment Memorial (San Jose) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sculpture installations at Ghirardelli Square ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts activist
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sculptor ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norwalk, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Albert Lanier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Buckminster Fuller
NERFINISHED
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Josef Albers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | organic abstract forms ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts naming ⓘ |
| wasInternedAt |
Rohwer War Relocation Center
NERFINISHED
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Santa Anita Assembly Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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