#ruth asawa

Ruth Asawa

RUTH ASAWA, Asawa holding a looped wire sculpture, USA, 1952. Photo by Imogen Cunningham courtesy of the de Young Museum. / Densho

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Asawa and her children at home on Saturn Street, San Francisco, 1957

Asawa washing a sculpture with her children on the back porch of their home, 1954

Was certain this was already here, but apparently not: Ruth Asaway’s wedding ring designed by Buckminster Fuller and made Ruth Asawa’s and made by Mary Jo Slick Godfrey, 1949. (image via Artforum, see also Mondoblogo)

Ferruccio Laviani, Kabuki, Kartell, 2016
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Ruth Asawa, Untitled, 1965

Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947-2016 at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel

Imogen Cunningham - Ruth Asawa working on a bed, 1957

Ruth Asawa (January 24, 1926 – August 5, 2013) was an American sculptor of Japanese ancestry. Her work is displayed in collections of world-renowned museums such as the Guggenheim or the Whitney Museum of American Art.

She is especially known for her intricate wire sculptures, many of which are on permanent display in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. She has also created public fountains for many squares around the city. In addition to her work as a sculptor, Asawa was a dedicated activist for artistic education and contributed to the founding of the San Francisco School of Arts, renamed after her in 2010.

Twin Peaks Residence, San Francisco, California,

Originally designed in 1964 by San Francisco architect Albert Lanier,

Remodeled by Feldman Architecture